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London Hopefuls Sock & Isner Look To Reach Paris Final

View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchups for the Rolex Paris Masters semi-finals and vote for who you think will win!  Sock vs. Benneteau | Isner vs. Krajinovic [GROUP POLL]92[/GROUP POLL] View Daily Schedule   The Rolex Paris Masters semi-finals on Saturday feature four players attempting to capture their first career ATP Masters 1000 title. The last ATP Masters 1000 semi-final with four players looking for their first ATP Masters 1000 title was here in 2012 when David Ferrer, qualifier Jerzy Janowicz and Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Gilles Simon were remaining. Ferrer beat Janowicz in the final for the biggest title of his career. There is a lot at stake with local wild card Julien Benneteau and Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic attempting...

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Next Gen Meets Next Gen: Chung Visits Milan Football Stars

The Next Generation of the ATP World Tour met the future stars of Italian football on Friday in Milan. Ahead of next week's Next Gen ATP Finals, South Korea's Hyeon Chung was visited by 18-year-old Andrea Pinamonti, a striker for Inter Milan, and 19-year-old Manuel Locatelli, a midfielder for AC Milan. "It was a lot of fun," said Chung. "I've never met a soccer player before, so I was really happy to do that. I'd like to do that again soon." The meet-and-greet was held at the Serie A head office in Milan. #NextGenATP Chung, who sits at No. 55 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, took photos with the duo and did a tennis/football quiz, where they helped each other...

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Sock Keeps London Dreams Alive

Jack Sock’s dreams of London are still alive. The American’s chances of qualifying for his first Nitto ATP Finals looked bleak at the beginning of the week, when he was 24th in the Emirates ATP Race To London. But after fending off a tough challenge from the in-form Fernando Verdasco, 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters, Sock is within two wins of becoming the final player to qualify for the year-end finale. It is the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final of the 25-year-old’s career, with the first coming earlier this year at Indian Wells. But perhaps more importantly, Sock has a realistic chance at soaring up the Race standings to become...

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