The world's eight best singles players and doubles teams, along with 2016 ATP World Tour Awards winners, gather at London's historic Cutty Sark for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Official Launch presented by Moët and Chandon.
Only five men have done it, and it's been almost 20 years since the last player making his debut at the ATP World Tour season finale won the tournament at the first attempt. But Alex Corretja, who triumphed at the season finale in 1998, says fans shouldn't count out Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem when they make their debuts at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London next week. Sure, other players – namely, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic – have more experience at The O2 and will likely be favoured to reach the semi-finals and final. But Monfils and Thiem have proven all year that they belong among the Top 8, winning ATP World Tour titles and advancing...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugot talks with Gael Monfils about his career-best season. Monfils is set to make his debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals next week at The O2 in London. Getty Images photo.
This year’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals features plenty of regular faces making their annual appearance at the O2, but one of the most popular veterans in tennis is also making his deserved debut at the season finale, which begins at The O2 in London on 13 November. Gael Monfils qualified for the first time after producing a career-best season in 2016. Having started the year at No. 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the 30-year-old Frenchman now sits at a career-high standing of No. 6. Monfils largely attributes the remarkable run of form he’s had this year to his team. “[Coach] Mikael [Tillstrom] helped me a lot, but my fitness coach gets a lot of credit as well. They’ve...
In this Paris Classic Moment, Gael Monfils saves five match points in a 7-6(7), 6-7(1), 7-6(4) victory over Roger Federer in the 2010 semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
