Watch doubles highlights of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau versus Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan on Friday at the Rolex Paris Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Rafael Nadal clinched the year-end No. 1 spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Wednesday for the fourth time. But the Spaniard’s season is not over yet. Nadal continued his pursuit of a first Rolex Paris Masters title with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 victory over Pablo Cuevas to advance to the quarter-finals. The left-hander’s best result at the event came in 2007, when he lost in the final against David Nalbandian. In the bigger picture, Nadal earned his 18th win in his past 19 matches, gaining momentum ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals, another event at which he will try to win his first title. Nadal was certainly tested by Cuevas, who trailed by a set and a break. But...
Julien Benneteau fell to as low as No. 696 in the Emirates ATP Rankings last January. After one of the great wins of his career, that seems far away. The Frenchman thrilled his raucous home crowd at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, eliminating seventh seed David Goffin, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final since Shanghai in 2014. And as special a moment it was for Benneteau, it was devastating for Goffin. The Belgian could have clinched his first berth in the Nitto ATP Finals by taking out the Frenchman. But instead, he had to nervously await the results of other London contenders. But luckily for the Belgian, 16th-seeded Jack Sock guaranteed Goffin's...
Fernando Verdasco discusses his good form, which continued when he defeated fifth seed Dominic Thiem at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Juan Martin del Potro discusses his win over Robin Haase at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, as well as his prospects of returning to London and the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.