There are 12 of the Top 16 seeds in the third round at the BNP Paribas Masters on Thursday, with the top two players in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, leading the way. Four Frenchmen are also remaining among the final 16, including 2008 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. In the opening match on Court Central, Marin Cilic will clinch one of the remaining two spots for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London if he defeats David Goffin, who has won the previous three meetings. The top Belgian won in four sets on clay in a 1R Davis Cup tie in March, then followed with straight-set wins at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (QF) and Tokyo...
Andy Murray came through a stern opening test from Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, weathering some inspired play from the Spaniard to advance, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-5. "It wasn't the best match from my side. I got through it. I will play better tomorrow," Murray said. "I didn't necessarily feel comfortable out there, but I feel like the way the two of us finished the match, I was stronger at the end in the last game when I had my chance." With the win, Murray remains in contention to unseat Novak Djokovic as World No. 1. He will need to either win in Paris and have Djokovic lose before the final, or finish runner-up and...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. BNP Paribas Masters – Paris, France Stan Wawrinka was the special guest on the TMC TV show “Quotidien”, speaking about everything from his friendship with Roger Federer to his famous Roland Garros fashion. The Swiss star also did the weather! Richard Gasquet participated in the draw ceremony for the tournament, live on Canal+. Lucas Pouille made an appearance on the Canal+ show “Le Grand Journal” and Bein Sports’ live show. Joao Sousa answered his favourite fan questions, exclusively on MyATP. Watch Nicolas Mahut, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, Roberto Bautista Agut and John Isner met fans at a photo session. Milos Raonic visited with...
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi’s decision to team up with Grigor Dimitrov at the BNP Paribas Masters payed immediate dividends. The new partnership completed a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 upset of No. 2 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the second round on Wednesday. Dimitrov/Qureshi served well against Murray/Soares, who are already assured of a place at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The new pairing won 89 per cent of first-serve points and only faced one break point in the win. They are into the quarter-finals and await Marcelo Melo and Vasek Pospisil, or Philipp Kohlschreiber and Dominic Thiem. No. 3 seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan avoided an upset, winning 6-4, 6-4 against French wild cards Quentin Halys and Adrian Mannarino....
