![Novak Djokovic lifts the trophy at the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals after beating Roger Federer in a pulsating final.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112110910-novak.jpg?q=w_4547,h_3032,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Simply the best —
Novak Djokovic lifts the trophy at the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals after beating Roger Federer in a pulsating final.
![Local hero: Andy Murray walks out before an expectant crowd at the O2 Arena in London.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112045341-tennis6.jpg?q=w_4256,h_2832,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Home appeal —
Local hero: Andy Murray walks out before an expectant crowd at the O2 Arena in London.
![The setting and staging of the ATP World Tour Finals in London has won widespread praise from players and spectators.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112045502-tennis7.jpg?q=w_4948,h_3299,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Superior setting —
The setting and staging of the ATP World Tour Finals in London has won widespread praise from players and spectators.
![A face in the crowd: Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey joined the capacity audiences in London.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112045142-tennis5.jpg?q=w_4914,h_3318,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Star appeal —
A face in the crowd: Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey joined the capacity audiences in London.
![The global recession has seen protests across the western world with the Occupy movement taking root outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112044929-tennis4.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2046,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Capitalism crisis —
The global recession has seen protests across the western world with the Occupy movement taking root outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.
![Tennis royalty contested the final of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with Serena Williams beating Maria Sharapova in the final.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112044509-tennis2.jpg?q=w_3858,h_2622,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Global superstars —
Tennis royalty contested the final of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with Serena Williams beating Maria Sharapova in the final.
![Tennis has a global appeal and these fans in Turkey had their own favorite in Russian star Maria Sharapova.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112044659-tennis3.jpg?q=w_4048,h_2736,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Fan fervour —
Tennis has a global appeal and these fans in Turkey had their own favorite in Russian star Maria Sharapova.
![The 2012 tennis season began in earnest in January at the Australian Open. In the final, world No.1 Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal fought a titanic battle before the Serbian emerged on top after five marathon sets.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121112045822-tennis9.jpg?q=w_3600,h_2839,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Intense rivalry —
The 2012 tennis season began in earnest in January at the Australian Open. In the final, world No.1 Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal fought a titanic battle before the Serbian emerged on top after five marathon sets.