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Patna : Jack Sock, 25, US, defeated Filip Krajinovic, 25, Serbia, in three sets 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, in the final to lift the Rolex ATP Paris World Tour Masters 1,000 on November 5, 2017, night, at Bercy, Paris. ATP Paris Masters was the 9th and final World Tour Masters 1,000 event of the season. With it, Sock, the world number 22, also qualified for the 8-men ATP World Tour Finals in London beginning November 12, 2017. It was Sock’s first Master 1,000 title. He was seeded 16th in the tournament.
Krajinovic, a qualifier, is ranked 77 in ATP rankings and had created sensation by reaching the final of the ATP Paris Masters 1,000. Krajinovic had won just one match in a ATP Masters 1,000 tournament in his entire career before reaching the final of ATP Paris Masters.