Published 16:35 IST, October 15th 2019
ATP Tennis Finals: Rafael Nadal stays on top, Zverev inches closer
ATP Tennis Finals has six spots confirmed and players like Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini along with Roberto Bautista Agut will fight for last two spots
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race to ATP Finals tennis tournament gets heated up with only two spots left for season-ending event. Stefas Tsitsipas became sixth player to qualify for season-ending championships after end of Shanghai Masters tennis tournament leaving only two spots vacant.
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ATP Finals: How race to final is shaping up
Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini along with Roberto Bautista Agut, David Goffin are in contention for remaining two spots. Despite losing final in Shanghai, Zverev earned 600 points taking him into seventh place and leing eighth-placed Berrettini by 330 points, and ninth-placed Bautista Agut by 370 points. Berrettini, who reached his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final, lost to Zverev in semi-finals.
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ATP Finals: David Goffin eyes jump in ranking
Goffin did t make move in ranking after losing in third round of Shanghai Masters against Federer. But Belgian, who was 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up, gets an opportunity this week to move into eighth place in race.
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Goffin is seeded second at European Open in Antwerp and If he wins title at home, he will earn 250 points helping him go past Berrettini. Eleventh-placed Fabio Fognini – who reached quarter-finals in Shanghai – will also have an opportunity to bolster his London chance when he plays in Stockholm Open.
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ATP Finals: Rafael Nal vs Djokovic battle for top spot
Current World 1 vak Djokovic h an opportunity to reduce gap between him and Nal in race to finals. A title win in Shanghai would have helped Djokovic move to within 460 points of Nal, but his quarter-final loss to Tsitsipas only earned 180 of a possible 1,000 points. Serbian will need to overcome a 1,280-point deficit in Race with only Paris and Nitto ATP Finals remaining on his tournament schedule.
13:37 IST, October 15th 2019