Watch Hot Shot as Rafael Nadal stays cool under pressure at close quarters against Hyeon Chung on Wednesday at the Rolex Paris Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for a fourth time — to break a number of historical records — after beating #NextGenATP South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday. The Spaniard will be presented with the ATP World Tour No. 1 trophy at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. Nadal, who replaced Great Britain’s Andy Murray at No. 1 on 21 August, has enjoyed a stellar season, capturing six titles – including two Grand Slams and two ATP World Tour Masters 1000s — from 10 tour-level finals. At 31, Nadal is the oldest player to finish year-end No. 1 in Emirates ATP...
Rafael Nadal will finish 2017 as year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after beating Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. The 31-year-old Nadal will be the oldest year-end No. 1 and first season-ending No. 1 over the age of 30 since the Emirates ATP Rankings were established in 1973. It is his fourth time finishing atop the Rankings, adding to 2008, 2010 and 2013. Roger Federer has pushed Nadal all the way in the battle to finish atop the rankings, with both players enjoying remarkable comebacks in 2017. But with Federer forced to withdraw from Paris, Nadal needed just one more win to finish No. 1. [ALSO LIKE] “I’m...
Spain's Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for the fourth time. At 31, he is the oldest player to do so in history (since 1973).
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal clinches the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking on Wednesday at the Rolex Paris Masters. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.