Julien Benneteau discusses his quarter-final win over third seed Marin Cilic at the Rolex Paris Masters to secure a spot in the semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Hot Shot as Julien Benneteau shows off his soft hands with a drop shot winner from the baseline against Marin Cilic at the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
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...
Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin delighted the home fans on Sunday at the Moselle Open, capturing the doubles title 7-5, 6-3 over Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak. It was the third tour-level triumph for the French tandem, with all victories coming on home soil. They previously lifted trophies in Marseille and Roland Garros in 2014. The third seeds dropped just one set all week, capping the strong run in Metz with the 74-minute win over Koolhof and Sitak. They fired five aces and saved eight of nine break points. "We stayed solid in the big moments today, especially at 30/40 on my serve in the second set," said Benneteau. "We forced them to make some mistakes and that was the...