It took 44 weeks, but the ATP World Tour has its Cinderella story of the 2017 season. Armed with an arsenal of big backhands and plenty of grit and guile, Filip Krajinovic completed an improbable run to the Rolex Paris Masters final on Saturday, edging John Isner in a deciding tie-break. Another American, Jack Sock, awaits in the championship clash. Krajinovic entered the week in Paris with just one match win at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level, but the Serbian mounted a stunning charge to reach his first final, notching a 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) victory over Isner. At No. 77 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, he is the lowest-ranked player to contest a Masters 1000 title match since...
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo have made a home for themselves on the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 stage, and they would continue their dominant run of form in reaching the Rolex Paris Masters final. The second-seeded Polish-Brazilian duo will contest a fifth Masters 1000 final of the year on Sunday, following a convincing 6-4, 6-2 victory over Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in Saturday's semi-finals. Following an opening round walkover, the tandem have not dropped a set all week, also breezing past Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez. Champions on the hard courts of Miami and clay of Madrid as well as runners-up in both Indian Wells and Shanghai, Kubot and Melo are the first team to reach five Masters...
Watch doubles semi-final highlights from the Rolex Paris Masters, as Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo advanced to the championship match. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch doubles semi-final highlights from the Rolex Paris Masters, as Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers advanced to the championship match. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.