Nadal wins first match in Paris to clinch year-end No. 1 ranking

November 1, 2017 40

Rafael Nadal mathematically clinched the year-end top spot when he defeated Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 in round two of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday afternoon. The Spaniard broke serve four times and committed only one unforced error off the backhand side before prevailing in one hour and 48 minutes. […]

Querrey, Carreno Busta crash out of Paris Masters

November 1, 2017 2

Sam Querrey’s somewhat surprising Nitto ATP World Tour Finals bid lasted until the final event of the regular season. But he did not last long at the Paris Masters, and therefore his London hopes are over. The Wimbledon semifinalist lost to qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday. […]

Del Potro, Tsonga win again, stay alive for London

October 27, 2017 0

Fresh off respective titles in Stockholm and Antwerp, Juan Martin Del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga maintained their hot streaks with quarterfinal wins on Friday. Del Potro got the best of Roberto Bautista 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the Basel semis, while Tsonga upset Alexander Zverev 7-6(6), 6-2 for a berth in the last four in Vienna. […]

Federer makes it five in a row against Nadal, wins Shanghai title

October 15, 2017 194

Roger Federer extended his winning streak against Rafael Nadal to five–including four this season–with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Sunday afternoon. The 36-year-old Swiss fired 10 aces without double-faulting, lost a mere eight points in nine service games, and never faced a break point. […]

Nadal, Federer help set up blockbuster semifinal lineup in Shanghai

October 13, 2017 3

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Marin Cilic joined Juan Martin Del Potro in the Shanghai semifinals thanks to mostly routine quarterfinal victories. Federer took care of Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-4, Marin Cilic erased Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-4, and Nadal held off Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.

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Del Potro takes down Zverev in Shanghai third round

October 12, 2017 0

Juan Martin Del Potro started slow but recovered to score one the of the biggest victories of his season at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday. Del Potro beat world No. 4 Alexander Zverev 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to book a quarterfinal spot after one hour and 56 minutes. […]

Nadal remains on fire with Beijing title, Goffin triumphs in Tokyo

October 8, 2017 23

David Goffin finished runner-up at the Japan Open last fall. He certainly did not mind that the man who deprived him of the title, Nick Kyrgios, took his talents to Beijing this time around. With Kyrgios facing Nadal in the China Open championship match, Goffin beat Adrian Mannarino for the Tokyo title. […]

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