Hyeon Chung may have secured his semi-final spot at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals on Wednesday, but there will be plenty of action on Thursday. Three more spots in the final four are up for grabs on the final day of round-robin play. The stakes are clearest in one match in particular, as the winner between Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov will qualify as the second semi-finalist in Chung's group. Both players are 1-1 so far in Group A action. The Russian-Canadian battle will be their first meeting Rublev, who earned his first ATP World Tour title in Umag, is trying to earn his 20th win of the season (19-17). The 18-year-old Shapovalov is the youngest player in the...
The draw ceremony for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November, has been made on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, live on BBC Radio 2 with Boris Becker, on Wednesday morning. Buy Tickets Now Singles – Group Pete Sampras [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) [6] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [7] David Goffin (BEL) Singles – Group Boris Becker [2] Roger Federer (SUI) [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) [5] Marin Cilic (CRO) [8] Jack Sock (USA) Nadal, who has won six titles in an exceptional year — including his 10th Roland Garros and third US Open crown — leads Group Pete Sampras alongside Dominic Thiem (5-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head record), Grigor Dimitrov...
From thrilling innovations including electronic line-calling, playing lets and usage of a shot clock to amazing tennis played by eight of the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world, the first day of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals was one to remember. But after the historic opening day, the intensity will only continue to build. Four players have an opportunity to advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday. In Group A play, top seed Andrey Rublev and No. 6 seed Hyeon Chung play each other for the second time this season. In August, Chung rallied to win 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open. That will be the second match on Centrale. Rublev opened with a five-set...
Jack Sock and Filip Krajinovic have written their own fairytales at the Rolex Paris Masters. But only one can complete their dream run in Sunday's final, the last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match of the season. The American right-hander entered the event at No. 24 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, with little hope of qualifying for his first Nitto ATP Finals. In the second round, which was Sock's opener, he found himself down 1-5 in the third set against Kyle Edmund before rallying to advance. Now, he is into his first Masters 1000 final. "To be completely honest, I had no idea I could still make London even if I was to win the tournament. I didn't...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchups for the Rolex Paris Masters semi-finals and vote for who you think will win! Sock vs. Benneteau | Isner vs. Krajinovic [GROUP POLL]92[/GROUP POLL] View Daily Schedule The Rolex Paris Masters semi-finals on Saturday feature four players attempting to capture their first career ATP Masters 1000 title. The last ATP Masters 1000 semi-final with four players looking for their first ATP Masters 1000 title was here in 2012 when David Ferrer, qualifier Jerzy Janowicz and Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Gilles Simon were remaining. Ferrer beat Janowicz in the final for the biggest title of his career. There is a lot at stake with local wild card Julien Benneteau and Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic attempting...
