PARIS: Rafael Nadal secured the year-end global number one score with a 7-Five, 6-Three second-round victory over South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion is the oldest man to finish a season at the top of the ratings at the age of 31, after a yr that noticed him win the French and US Opens.
It is the fourth time the Spaniard has accomplished the feat after 2008, 2010 and 2013.
Nadal went into the match understanding victory would give him an unassailable lead as global number one over previous rival Roger Federer, after the Swiss legend withdrew before the beginning of the event.
The 21-year-old Chung submit a courageous fight at the Bercy Arena, but a fired-up Nadal proved too scorching to take care of.
Nadal will next face Pablo Cuevas within the remaining 16, after the unseeded Uruguayan edged out Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7 (Five/7), 7-6 (7/1), 6-2.
Chung despatched out an early warning of his intent with a ripping forehand winner to break Nadal within the 3rd game.
The top seed spoke back, although, taking the next 4 games to open up a Five-2 advantage.
Nadal was broken when serving for the set as Chung hit again, but the turning level came as the sector number one saved a wreck level in game 11, marked with an indicator fist-pump.
Chung's inexperience confirmed at the essential second, as he threw away his serve handy Nadal the primary set after an hour of play.
Any ideas of a quick finish to the match were set to one aspect when Chung staved off 4 wreck issues early in the second set.
The global quantity 55 has enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2017 and can play at the inaugural Next-Gen Finals in Milan later this month, but his resistance was in any case ended within the French capital as Nadal broke to transport within a provider cling of victory.
And he closed it out with the minimal of fuss so as to add any other piece of history to his illustrious profession.
Earlier on Wednesday, fourth seed Alexander Zverev was dumped out by means of Dutchman Robin Haase in a Three-6, 6-2, 6-2 second-round defeat.
The 20-year-old German misplaced his composure after easing in the course of the first set, as his bid for a 3rd Masters title of the season was swiftly ended.
It was the sector quantity 43 Haase's first-ever win over a top-five player.
Home hope Lucas Pouille kept his slim hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals alive by means of seeing off Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-Three, 6-4, but US Open runner-up Kevin Anderson's probabilities ended with a Five-7, 6-4, 7-Five loss to Fernando Verdasco.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion is the oldest man to finish a season at the top of the ratings at the age of 31, after a yr that noticed him win the French and US Opens.
It is the fourth time the Spaniard has accomplished the feat after 2008, 2010 and 2013.
Nadal went into the match understanding victory would give him an unassailable lead as global number one over previous rival Roger Federer, after the Swiss legend withdrew before the beginning of the event.
The 21-year-old Chung submit a courageous fight at the Bercy Arena, but a fired-up Nadal proved too scorching to take care of.
Nadal will next face Pablo Cuevas within the remaining 16, after the unseeded Uruguayan edged out Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7 (Five/7), 7-6 (7/1), 6-2.
Chung despatched out an early warning of his intent with a ripping forehand winner to break Nadal within the 3rd game.
The top seed spoke back, although, taking the next 4 games to open up a Five-2 advantage.
Nadal was broken when serving for the set as Chung hit again, but the turning level came as the sector number one saved a wreck level in game 11, marked with an indicator fist-pump.
Chung's inexperience confirmed at the essential second, as he threw away his serve handy Nadal the primary set after an hour of play.
Any ideas of a quick finish to the match were set to one aspect when Chung staved off 4 wreck issues early in the second set.
The global quantity 55 has enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2017 and can play at the inaugural Next-Gen Finals in Milan later this month, but his resistance was in any case ended within the French capital as Nadal broke to transport within a provider cling of victory.
And he closed it out with the minimal of fuss so as to add any other piece of history to his illustrious profession.
Earlier on Wednesday, fourth seed Alexander Zverev was dumped out by means of Dutchman Robin Haase in a Three-6, 6-2, 6-2 second-round defeat.
The 20-year-old German misplaced his composure after easing in the course of the first set, as his bid for a 3rd Masters title of the season was swiftly ended.
It was the sector quantity 43 Haase's first-ever win over a top-five player.
Home hope Lucas Pouille kept his slim hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals alive by means of seeing off Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-Three, 6-4, but US Open runner-up Kevin Anderson's probabilities ended with a Five-7, 6-4, 7-Five loss to Fernando Verdasco.
Rafael Nadal seals year-end No.1 ranking for 4th time
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