Frances Tiafoe Secures First ATP Finals Spot After Ben Shelton Knocks Tommy Paul out of Paris Masters

After edging past Arthur Rinderknech in the Round of 16, Ben Shelton played out another grueling clash at the Paris Masters. His compatriot Tommy Paul took him to the limit in the quarterfinals, but it wasn’t enough as the World No. 4 triumphed 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. This result eliminated Paul from the race to the ATP Finals and largely benefited Frances Tiafoe . Shelton’s victory meant that Tiafoe secured a place in the ATP Finals for the first time ever. The latter stands eighth in the race to the year-end tournament with 3,390 points and now has a spot secured.