Jack Sock won’t be swinging golf clubs next week.

Instead, after a tremendous run to the Rolex Paris Masters title, which sent the American soaring up the Emirates ATP Race To London standings and into the final qualifying spot for the Nitto ATP Finals, Sock will be swinging his racquet at The O2 in London from 12-19 November.

The 25-year-old was supposed to accompany friend and Paris semi-finalist John Isner to Augusta National Golf Club, a famous golf course that is the home of The Masters, near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. But with Sock’s London qualification, he will no longer be able to make the trip — the tennis racquets will stay out while the golf clubs remain in their bag.

“I had a golf trip with Isner next week in Augusta, which would have been pretty special,” Sock said. “But I’ll look forward to seeing him at his wedding in a couple months.”

The American duo did not get the rare tee time the way one might think. Jay Berger, who is Sock’s coach, has a son, Daniel Berger, who is a professional golfer. Berger finished 10th at The Masters in 2016. The round of golf at the historic club did not come courtesy of him.

Isner is getting married to longtime girlfriend Madison McKinley, whose father is a member at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, and helped Isner and Sock get a chance to play there.

“Big thanks to John’s fiancée’s father. Madison’s dad is a member at Augusta so that was how we were going to be able to play,” Sock said. “It was going to be fun. Obviously it was a win-win. It would’ve been fun, him and I playing today to battle it out for who doesn’t go to Augusta, but I’ll see him at his wedding in December, so that’ll be fun.”

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo are the team to beat as the ATP World Tour shifts its focus to the Nitto ATP Finals. The Polish-Brazilian pair backed up their bid to finish the year as the No. 1 duo, notching a sixth title in total and third at the Masters 1000 level on Sunday at the Rolex Paris Masters.

Kubot and Melo won a final battle over Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers 7-6(3), 3-6, 10/6, rallying from a 2/5 deficit in the Match Tie-break. They failed to convert on all six break points earned, but came up clutch in the big moments to claim victory after a marathon one hour and 55 minutes.

“We are the team that played the most Match Tie-breaks this year and we know how to play until the last point,” said Melo. “We have been playing really well and we did that at the right moment today.”

Dodig and Granollers did well to fight back after conceding the opening tie-break. The Croatian produced a pair of sensational shots to grab the lone break of the match for 4-2 in the second set. A return winner on a second serve into the body and a perfectly executed lob over Melo’s head gave them the lead and eventually the set. 

But Kubot and Melo would storm back to capture the Match Tie-break, rallying from 2/5 down. And they claimed two straight points with Granollers serving at 6/7, eventually notching their first match point on a Melo volley winner.

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“We know what we are here for and we’re always trying to work on our game,” added Kubot. “It’s going to be a great end to the season in London and we’re happy to reach that goal that we wanted to reach. We still want to improve and we look forward to the first match there.”

Kubot and Melo conclude the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London as the top team, with 8,740 points, and split €253,950 in prize money. They have won six titles thus far in 2017, adding to crowns at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 stops in Miami and Madrid, as well as on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Halle and Wimbledon.

It marks the fifth straight year in which a team has lifted at least three Masters 1000 trophies, with Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan doing so from 2013-15 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut achieving the feat last year.

Individually, 34-year-old Melo has won 28 doubles titles in his career, while 35-year-old Kubot has claimed a total of 20. It was Melo’s second Paris crown, having triumphed with Dodig in 2015.

Meanwhile, Dodig and Granollers will make the trip to London for the season finale despite the loss. They punched their ticket earlier in the week in Paris.

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On the eve of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, the ATP is releasing three documentaries charting the race to qualify for the prestigious 21-and-under event, and profiling the players who will compete under the new rules and innovations at the Fiera Milano.

The Next Gen ATP Finals will take place from 7-11 November. Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric, Jared Donaldson, Hyeon Chung and Daniil Medvedev will all compete.

The first episode – Next Gen: The Story So Far – is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video within the UK and US, with all global access to follow soon.

The start of the new tennis season in 2017 brought with it the challenge for players aged 21 and under to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. New tournament. New stars. Go behind the scenes as the race takes shape early in the year and get to know the leading contenders in locations from Ethiopia to California as new stars are born on the ATP World Tour. This is the story so far.

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The second episode completes the story of the Race To Milan and is available to watch in the UK and US on Amazon Prime Video, with all global access to follow soon, and through broadcasters worldwide.

Next Gen: The Coming Of Age details the Next Gen breakthrough on the ATP World Tour. Over the course of 2017 follow the players as they make remarkable leaps in the Emirates ATP Rankings throughout the season. See their development first hand on a month-to-month basis climaxing on the cusp of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Using a chronological timeline, revealing back stories, cutting edge graphics and exclusive tournament footage, Next Gen: Coming Of Age will demonstrate what a difference a year makes.

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The third episode introduces fans to the stars set to compete in Milan, as well as detailing the new rules and innovations to be trialled at this ground-breaking tournament. It will be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and the US and through broadcasters worldwide* when it is released on Monday, 6 November.

Next Gen: The Final 8 will take a detailed look at the upcoming Next Gen ATP Finals. Learn about the innovative event and the rule changes that come with it and the setting in Milan. Meet the seven players who qualify directly and learn about the eight-player wildcard tournament for the eighth and final spot in the event. By incorporating interviews from many of tennis’ former and current stars, the excitement builds for the inaugural event.