As reported by 10sBalls.com columnist, Alix Ramsay, the big news is that the lovely Max Mirnyi, a long-time friend of 10sballs.com, has claimed his place at the ATP Finals. He and Mahesh Bhupathi knew that they were London-bound after they won the semi finals on Saturday but, chock-full of confidence and aiming to end the season with a flourish, the pair won the Paris Masters title by beating Mark Knowles and Andy Ram 7-5, 7-5. It was their first title together since 2004.
“Any win gives you confidence and we’re happy that we’re in London,” Mirnyi said. “A week ago we were still battling for the spot. Now that we’re in there we’re healthy, we’re ready to go, we’re going to enjoy it: play hard and see what happens.”
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Roger Federer of Switzerland in action during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2018.
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