Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their men’s singles quarter-final tennis match at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris, November 1, 2019. — AFP pic
PARIS, Nov 2 — Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters just minutes before the scheduled start of his semi-final against Denis Shapovalov today, leaving the Canadian to play Novak Djokovic in the final.
Second seed Nadal could have secured the year-end world number one ranking by winning the Bercy title this week. — AFP