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In a year that saw Roger Federer win seven titles after playing a limited number of games, ATP chief Chris Kermode has admitted that there could be changes made to the tennis schedule.

Rafael Nadal won six titles and two Grand Slams - the French and the US Open - and ended the year as the world number one.

Roger Federer has begun preparations for the 2018 campaign after hinting that he could again play a limited schedule similar to 2017.

Roger Federer played just 57 matches in 2017 and only lost five times, while Nadal played 78 matches losing 11 times.

Rafael Nadal is convinced that Federer is the best in the history of the sport, but claims Djokovic is better on a technical level.

Rafael Nadal has put his love for water sports on hold owing to his knee injuries. He hopes to resume it later in life.

Roger Federer came back from a lengthy injury layoff in 2017 to win seven titles, including two Grand Slams.

Djokovic and Murray ended their 2016 season after Wimbledon owing to injury and will return to action in January 2018.

Marat Safin has questioned the quality of the younger generation after Nadal and Federer dominate 2017 season.

Martina Hingis won the first of her 25 Grand Slam titles in 1997 before Federer and Wawrinka won their first major titles in 2003 and 2014 respectively.

Andy Murray ended his season after his quarter-final loss at Wimbledon in July this year owing to a long standing hip injury.

Federer and Nadal struggled with injury in 2016 with the former playing a limited schedule to stay fit in 2017. Djokovic and Murray ended their 2017 season early owing to injury.

Roger Federer has won seven titles in 2017 including two Grand Slams to end the year as the world number two.

Roger Federer's defeat to David Goffin at the ATP Finals in London was surprising, according to Rafael Nadal's coach Carlos Moya.

Roger Federer will begin his campaign at the Hopman Cup, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will get theirs underway in Brisbane and Doha, respectively.

Grigor Dimitrov won the ATP Tour Finals in London while runner-up David Goffin beat Nadal and Federer on his way to the finals.

Roger Federer was favourite to win the ATP Finals in London, but the Swiss ace was beaten in the semi-finals by David Goffin.

Andy Murray won two Grand Slams and two men's singles Olympic gold medals under the stewardship of Ivan Lendl.

Federer backed Zverev, Shapovalov and Kyrgios to emulate members of the current big four after his win over Zverev at the ATP Finals in London.

Rafael Nadal's decision to play the ATP Finals in London has been questioned after he was forced to withdraw after just one match.

Roger Federer was favourite to become world No1 going into the second-half of the campaign until he suffered a back injury during the Montreal Masters.

Roger Federer revealed that he feels fully fit after coming through unscathed in his first group stage win over Jack Sock at the ATP Finals in London on Sunday, 12 November.

Roger Federer skipped the entire clay court swing of the season in 2017 in order to remain fit for the grass and hard court events later in the year.

Toni Nadal will step down from Rafael Nadal's coaching team when the season concludes after the ATP Finals in London next week.

Rafael Nadal has been given a clean bill of health going into the ATP Finals by coach Carlos Moya, who has backed him to challenge for the win.

Roger Federer decided the gap was too big to continue to fight Nadal for the world number one ranking before deciding to skip Paris to focus on the ATP Finals in London.

Roger Federer has had one his most successful season in a decade having won seven titles thus far in 2017.

Roger Federer pulled out of the Paris Masters to preserve himself for the ATP Finals in London later in November.

Roger Federer conceded his battle for the world number one ranking with Nadal after withdrawing from the ongoing Paris Masters.

Roger Federer again apologised for skipping the Paris Masters but reiterated that remaining healthy for the remainder of the season and next season is his main priority.