Julien Benneteau fell to as low as No. 696 in the Emirates ATP Rankings last January. After one of the great wins of his career, that seems far away. The Frenchman thrilled his raucous home crowd at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, eliminating seventh seed David Goffin, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final since Shanghai in 2014. And as special a moment it was for Benneteau, it was devastating for Goffin. The Belgian could have clinched his first berth in the Nitto ATP Finals by taking out the Frenchman. But instead, he had to nervously await the results of other London contenders. But luckily for the Belgian, 16th-seeded Jack Sock guaranteed Goffin's...
Fernando Verdasco discusses his good form, which continued when he defeated fifth seed Dominic Thiem at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Juan Martin del Potro discusses his win over Robin Haase at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, as well as his prospects of returning to London and the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
"At 31 years old, you're the oldest player to finish the year at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings." "Ever?" "Yes -- in history." "Really?" After beating Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters to ensure he finished the year as World No. 1 for the fourth time in his career, Rafael Nadal was in awe to learn that he is the oldest player to achieve that feat since the Emirates ATP Rankings were established in 1973. "It was an amazing year, just amazing," said Nadal, who also finished atop the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2008, 2010 and 2013. "I never would have imagined I would end up as No. 1 at the...
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and Juan Martin del Potro advance Thursday at the Rolex Paris Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
