Rafael Nadal secured his place in the last eight of the Paris Masters this evening with a 6-3 6-7 6-3 victory over world number 36 Pablo Cuevas. Nadal will now face Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic. Nadal second round victory on Wednesday over Hyeon Chung has ensured he will end 2017 as the world number one.
Earlier today, David Goffin became the first Belgian to qualify for the end of season ATP Tour finals in London which starts on November 13th.