It was already an eventful day in Bercy. But the last Frenchman in the draw wouldn't let Friday end without producing more excitement. Julien Benneteau continued his dream run at his final Rolex Paris Masters, advancing to his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final (2014 Shanghai) with a victory over the highest seed remaining, No. 3 Marin Cilic, 7-6(5), 7-5. "I believe that win ranks quite high in everything I achieved in my career," Benneteau said. "When it's over, we'll see what will be the final ranking. It's a bit early to say. But, of course, individually, I believe it's my most beautiful emotion ever." Benneteau’s triumph came in what was only his fifth Masters 1000 quarter-final. And despite...
John Isner’s chances of qualifying for his first Nitto ATP Finals were slim at the start of the week. But after eliminating the 13th seed, Juan Martin del Potro, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4, in the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters, the 32-year-old is within two matches of turning his London dreams into a reality. "It was very satisfying and I was confident going into this match," Isner said. "I took the court knowing that I've been playing pretty well. And also playing with a bit of house money after yesterday, being down 5-2 in the third set [against Grigor Dimitrov]. I sort of escaped yesterday and was given some new life today and I think I took advantage of it."...
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday before his quarter-final against qualifier Filip Krajinovic due to a right-knee injury. “I have to pull out,” Nadal said at a press conference. “Of course, it’s a very hard decision for me, especially — pulling out from any event is tough, but especially from here, from Paris. As I said a lot of times, it's the most important city in my career, without a doubt.” On Wednesday, Nadal clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking with his second-round victory against Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Hyeon Chung. Nadal was the first player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, doing so in June. The year-end finale will take place...
Veteran Frenchman Julien Benneteau delights home fans with an upset win over Marin Cilic. John Isner and Jack Sock keep alive their Nitto ATP Final hopes. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.