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Pouille Makes Late Surge, Mover Of The Week

No. 16 Lucas Pouille, +8 Lucas Pouille captured the biggest crown of his career on Sunday at the Erste Bank Open 500 to rise eight positions to No. 16 in the Emirates ATP Race To London. The 23-year-old defeated fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 6-4 for his fourth ATP World Tour crown. With the victory, Pouille became the first player in 2017 to win on all surfaces, adding a hard-court crown in Vienna to triumphs on the Gazprom Hungarian Open clay in Budapest and on grass at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. Tsonga, who is at No. 14 in the battle for the two remaining spots for next month’s Nitto ATP Finals, leads the ATP World Tour this year with...

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My Masters 1000: Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet has been one of the most consistent players on the ATP World Tour over the last decade-plus, finishing inside the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings in eight of the past 12 seasons. At the elite ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level, the Frenchman has reached three finals, finishing runner-up in Toronto twice (2006 l. Federer, 2012 l. Djokovic) and Hamburg once (2005 l. Federer). This series has also provided the stage for a couple other notable career highlights. Fifteen years ago, Gasquet made his tour-level debut as a 15-year-old at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, when he became the youngest player ever to qualify for a Masters 1000. Three years later at the same tournament, he saved...

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