Jack Sock scored an upset 6-2, 6-4 second-round win on Wednesday over sixth seed Dominic Thiem at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, putting a potential damper on the Austrian’s bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Thiem is currently No. 8 in the Emirates ATP Race To London with 3,215 points. Marin Cilic (3,180) and Tomas Berdych (2,970) could potentially overtake him for one of two remaining spots in London with strong showings this week. David Goffin (2,780) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2,380) are also still in contention to appear at The O2. Sock put on a dominant serving display, firing eight aces and winning 91 per cent of his first service points. He didn’t face a...
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Ninth seed Marin Cilic set up a key clash with David Goffin in the Emirates ATP Race To London as he overcame fellow Croatian Ivo Karlovic 7-6(7), 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. "I’m really excited and satisfied with my form, especially these past few months," said Cilic. "I’ve been trying for a long time to find that consistency at the big tournaments. That was a goal of mine at the beginning of the season, so I’m just hoping to continue with good tennis here and make it to London." Cilic will now play eighth seed Goffin, who kept alive his outside chance of playing at The O2 as he defeated Nicolas...
Fifth seed Kei Nishikori kept up his good run of form and claimed his 300th tour-level win with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Viktor Troicki on Wednesday to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. "I think it's a great number," said Nishikori. "I think this year has been pretty good. I have been winning a lot of matches and playing a lot of tournaments. Every year I feel like I'm getting strong, so I'm happy with performance right now." The Japanese star, who is coming off his fifth ATP World Tour final of the season in Basel last week (l. to Cilic), twice let slip a break advantage in the second set before breaking Troicki...
