"We want to win this thing and then defend the Federation Cup," Kelley said of the year-end tournament that will take place March 23 to 25 in Albany.
The Grand Slam Committee met last week in Lausanne, Switzerland, and issued a statement yesterday outlining suggestions for improvements to the sport that included a longer offseason (at least two months) and a combined year-end tournament.
Henin beat Jelena Jankovic, 6-2, 6-2, at the season-ending tournament.
Davydenko will meet Novak Djokovic in the final of this season-ending tournament.
Now ranked No. 4 in the world, Federer has made a habit of performing well at the season-ending tournament.
Federer continued his dominance against Robin Soderling, winning by 7-6 (5), 6-3 to earn the top spot in Group B of the season-ending tournament.
Ian Poulter turned disgust into delight in the space of 18 holes yesterday when he won the Volvo Masters, the European tour's season-ending tournament.
The match was watched by a crowd of 16,457, the highest in the three years the season-ending tournament has been held at Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome.
MEN'S FINALE OPENS Novak Djokovic, who did not win a set in three matches at last year's ATP season-ending tournament, defeated Juan Martín del Potro, 7-5, 6-3, in Shanghai.
The 96-team tournament would probably envelop the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, though Shaheen said no decision had been made on what to do with the N.I.T., the N.C.A.A.'s other, independently operated season-ending tournament.
Duke won the A.C.C. tournament in 2011, storming past North Carolina in the final, and the Blue Devils recent record in the conference's season ending tournament has been nothing short of remarkable.
