Pablo Carreno Busta is hanging on to the 8th and final spot at the London finals, but the Spaniard will be glued to the results from Paris this week.

If either John Isner or Jack Sock win Paris, Carreno Busta is out. And it’s not that farfetched after both Americans won today to reach the finals of the final Masters event.

Isner outlasted Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 denying the …

Rafael Nadal locked up No. 1 on Wednesday in Paris, but today had to withdraw from the event ahead of his quarterfinal match against Filip Krajinovic.

“The way that I am today I do not see myself playing three more matches,” Nadal said. “The knee is always bothering a little bit but sometimes it’s worse.

Nadal, who beat Pablo Cuevas in three sets Thursday, is 18-1 since the start of the US …

David Goffin has qualified for his first ATP Finals, taking the 7th berth. The Belgian qualified for the year-end event despite falling to Juliean Benneteau in Paris today, Goffin got in after Lucas Pouille fell to Jack Sock.

“I would have preferred to have qualified by winning my match and Lucas is a friend but I am still so happy to have qualified!” said Goffin who played at the event as …

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The trailer for “Tennis World Tour” was released at the Sony’s Paris Games Week a few days ago. The trailer appears to show a match between Roger Federer and Gael Monfils, but there are no faces, no names, just some rather unimpressive gameplay and graphics.

Published by BigBen and created by Breakpoint the game should fill the void of tennis titles for gamers last occupied by the popular Top Spin series …

Novak Djokovic was in Los Angeles Monday in attendance for a Golden State Warriors-LA Clippers NBA game at the Staples Center.

The former No. 1 who’s been off the tour with an elbow injury met with several players including Warrior star Stephen Curry.

Quand deux grands champions se rencontrent 🏀🎾 #Curry #Djokovic pic.twitter.com/5wrgisxnQl

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The big news Wednesday from Wednesday in Paris was Rafael Nadal making history, clinching his fourth year-end No. 1 ranking following a 7-5, 6-3 opening round win over Hyeon Chung.

“I’m very, very happy for everything,” said Nadal. “It has been an amazing year. One year ago, for sure I never dreamed about being World No. 1 again at the end of the season. It’s something that means a lot …

By beating Hyeong Chung in his opening match at the Paris Masters, Rafael Nadal locked up the year-end ATP No. 1 ranking for the fourth time in his career.

Nadal also finished No. 1 in 2008, 2010 and 2013. And last year he ended the season No. 9.

Nadal, who replaced Great Britain’s Andy Murray at No. 1 on August 21, has already won six titles this year including the French Open …

The London ATP Finals field became clearer on Tuesday after two of the hopefuls fell. Wimbledon semifinalist Sam Querrey was eliminated from the London hunt after falling in the opening round at the Paris Masters to Serb Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 6-4.

Querrey, who was solidly in position to qualify a month ago, ended the year losing his last three matches and five of his last seven.

Carreno Busta, who made the US …

Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams in the unlikely WTA Finals final, capping an unlikely year where the No. 1 ranking switched hands a number of times in the absence of the women’s game’s stars.

Seven players could finish year-end No. 1 entering the WTA Finals. Wozniacki beat the elder Williams sister 6-4, 6-4 in the final, but Wozniacki did not finish the year No. 1.

It was Simona Halep, who did not …

While he wasn’t in peak form, Roger Federer ground out a three-set win over Juan Martin del Potro in the Swiss Indoors Basel final on Sunday, defeating the Argentine defending champion 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3.

It was Federer’s eighth career Basel crown.

“I think we’re both tired from a long season,” said Federer of the back-and-forth match where both players showed their nerves in the third set.

“Plus he’s been playing four straight weeks …

France’s Lucas Pouille became the lone player to win titles on all three surfaces in 2017 on Sunday after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 6-4 in the all-French final of the Erste Bank 500 in Vienna, Austria.

His Vienna hardcourt title was in addition to triumphing at Budapest on clay and Stuttgart on grass.

“All the work I’ve done has paid off,” said Pouille after winning his career-first 500-level event. “I played some …

Following his eighth Basel title today, Roger Federer moved into sole possession of second place on the ATP’s Open Era title leaderboard with 95.

Federer is now *just* 14 behind Jimmy Connors for the Open Era record. Federer has 7 titles this year after Basel, so he’ll need to keep that pace for the next two years or win 5 each of the next three years (or 4 each of the …

Roger Federer won Basel but he all but lost any chance at No. 1 by withdrawing from Paris due to a back injury.

By winning Basel, Federer drew within 1,460 ranking points of Nadal with 1,000 points available at Paris and 1,500 at London.

But now, Federer will need Nadal to not win a match in Paris and then London, and then the Swiss must sweep London.

So unless something extraordinary happens, Nadal …

With all the injuries currently in men’s tennis, seven of the Top 10 is the best you get at this week’s Paris Masters, where the withdrawal list would make one of the top tournaments of the year.

The last couple spots at the ATP Finals will be determined in Paris, where a regardlessly strong field is led by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Here’s a look at the four quarters of the …