Just days before the Nitto ATP Finals began, Jack Sock didn’t even know he could still qualify for the season finale for the first time. But, as Mark Hodgkinson writes, Sock then went on the most exhilarating ride through the Paris draw to win a first Masters 1000 title, with that victory bringing him across the Channel as the first American singles qualifier at The O2 since 2011. In the information age – a time of big data, rolling television news and alerts sent to your smartphone – ignorance can be a wonderful thing. Take Jack Sock, who just before Halloween rolled up at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Paris – the last opportunity to qualify for the...
Upgrade, double and freeze. Jack Sock successfully tapped into the three main benefits of hitting a run-around forehand instead of a backhand from the baseline in the Ad court to defeat Filip Krajinovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the Rolex Paris Masters on Sunday. Sock relentlessly hunted forehands in the Ad court as his Serbian opponent pummeled that side of the court trying to give Sock a steady diet of backhands. Overall for the match, Sock hit 132 groundstrokes (62%) standing in the Ad court, and just 81 (38%) in the Deuce court. The following breakdown illustrates the American's thirst for the more lethal run-around forehand when standing in the Ad court. Court Position & Stroke - Where...
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Marin Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov, David Goffin and Jack Sock will compete for the title at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 12-19 November at The O2.
