It was a disappointing Wednesday for a couple of Nitto ATP Finals contenders. But David Goffin, who is the next player in line to qualify for the year-end finale, continued his push for a first London appearance after playing last season as an alternate. The Belgian managed to battle past an in-form Frenchman playing in front of his home crowd, eliminating Adrian Mannarino, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. The victory put Goffin within one match of guaranteeing his spot at The O2 from 12-19 November, as he has to reach the quarter-finals to clinch his year-end finale berth. Next in his path to London will be a home favourite, Julien Benneteau. Goffin won...
It was a busy day in the intense Emirates ATP Race To London at the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday. And while one contender maintained his chances of catching Pablo Carreno Busta for the final qualifying spot in the Nitto ATP Finals, two other players' hopes came to an end. Juan Martin del Potro continued his massive surge after beginning the US Open ranked 47th in the Race. The Stockholm winner and Basel finalist cruised past Joao Sousa, 6-2, 6-2, in 62 minutes to move to 19-4 since the start of the year's final Grand Slam. The Argentine can overtake Carreno Busta in the Race standings with a semi-final showing in Paris, and can guarantee his spot in London by...
Diego Schwartzman hits a sensational behind the back passing shot against John Isner in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Rafael Nadal will finish 2017 as year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after beating Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. The 31-year-old Nadal will be the oldest year-end No. 1 and first season-ending No. 1 over the age of 30 since the Emirates ATP Rankings were established in 1973. It is his fourth time finishing atop the Rankings, adding to 2008, 2010 and 2013. Roger Federer has pushed Nadal all the way in the battle to finish atop the rankings, with both players enjoying remarkable comebacks in 2017. But with Federer forced to withdraw from Paris, Nadal needed just one more win to finish No. 1. [ALSO LIKE] “I’m...