Roger Federer dismisses Rafael Nadal's suggestion to play ATP Finals on clay
November 13, 2017 18:45 ISTThe prestigious season-ending event, which Nadal has yet to conquer, has never been held on clay since its commencement in 1970.
The prestigious season-ending event, which Nadal has yet to conquer, has never been held on clay since its commencement in 1970.
American Jack Sock, who earned the Paris Masters title last week, stayed in the ninth spot, ahead of Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta.
There were no changes in this week's top 10, as Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki held the third position, followed by Karolina Pliskova.
This is Paes and Raja's first-ever title after joining forces in August this year.
Federer broke Sock, who was making his debut at the tournament, in the very first game, hitting a backhand winner to take the 1-0 lead.
Federer has already picked up seven titles this year and will look forward to chase his first season-ending title since 2011.
The tournament also trialled new rules, including shortened sets, no-Ad scoring, shot clocks, Hawk-Eye line calls, and no lets on serve.
Sania, the country's finest woman doubles player, who began the year with the number one ranking, closed it at number 9.
Earlier, the ATP has announced a series of rule changes and innovations for experimentation at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.
Nadal, 31, recently became the oldest man to secure the year-end number one spot in the ATP rankings for the fourth time.
The nineteen-time Grand Slam Champion will now play in the next week's ATP Tour Finals in London.
Player coaching, normally forbidden during a men's match, is being trialled at the ATP's Next Gen Finals in Milan this week, and conversations like the above are giving fans new insight, and entertainment.
Paes and Raja, who are yet to win a title together since joining forces, advanced with a 6-2 6-4 win over American team of Kevin King and Bradley Klahn in just 55 minutes.
World number one Rafael Nadal, who is hoping to recover from a knee injury in time to play in the season-ending tournament, has been drawn in Boris Becker Group.
The 25-year-old American turned things around at the end of the season as he ended up earning a debut appearance at the ATP Finals, starting with a match against 19-time major champion Roger Federer on Sunday in London.
Andy Murray has become a father for the second time in the news which has emerged hours after his big charity match in Glasgow against Roger Federer.
Murray hasn't played on the pro circuit since the Wimbledon quarterfinals, where he limped out with a hip injury.
The inaugural Next Gen Finals starts on Tuesday in Milan and features the top seven 21-and-under players in the rankings plus one Italian wild card.
After winning his first Masters title, Sock will be making the short trip to England to compete against Roger Federer and the other six who made it from the ATP race.
Krajinovic plays for his first career title against 16th-seeded American Jack Sock, who comfortably beat home favourite Julien Benneteau 7-5, 6-2 in the other semi-final.
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