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Krajinovic Taking Challenger Success To Next Level In Paris

It's what every player on the ATP Challenger Tour dreams of. The opportunity to take their game to the next level, and see all their hard work on the Challenger circuit translate to the ATP World Tour. For Filip Krajinovic, that dream has become a reality in a flash. Many players competing on the ATP Challenger Tour have enjoyed great success in their transitions in 2017, with Denis Shapovalov, Damir Dzumhur and Yuichi Sugita streaking to career-highs in the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Add Krajinovic to that list. The 25-year-old Serbian, who owns a tour-leading 47 match wins and five titles at the Challenger level this year, is into his first ATP World Tour final at the...

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Fairytale Showdown: Sock & Krajinovic Compete For Paris Title

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...

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London Calling? Sock One Match From Finals Berth

Just two tournaments ago, Jack Sock brought a five-match losing streak to an end. When he arrived in Paris, the American was No. 24 in the Emirates ATP Race To London. So when the 25-year-old trailed Kyle Edmund 1-5 in the third set of his opening match at the Rolex Paris Masters, it looked like his season would come to a disappointing end. Sock could not have imagined that just three days later he would defeat wild card Julien Benneteau, 7-5, 6-2, to advance to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final. "I was able to go out today and play my game, swing big, kind of like I always do, and play some good tennis and get through,"...

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