RAFAEL NADAL

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer will not have any regrets about skipping the Rolex Paris Masters despite Rafael Nadal's recent withdrawal.

The 16-time Grand Slam winner had to withdraw from the Paris Masters after feeling a recurrence of the injury which put his participation in massive doubt.

Djokovic last featured competitively in his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with Tomas Berdych. The Serbian ace retired midway through the match due to an elbow injury.

Federer and Nadal took their tally to 19 and 16 men's singles Grand Slam titles in 2017 and are expected to add more in 2018.

Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters before his quarter-final match against Filip Krajinovic due to a knee injury.

Roger Federer decided the gap was too big to continue to fight Nadal for the world number one ranking before deciding to skip Paris to focus on the ATP Finals in London.

Rafael Nadal is not ready to take it easy in the final two events of the 2017 season in Paris and London despite securing his place as the year-end number one.

Rafael Nadal has given an update after his knee was bandaged up during his 3-set win over Pablo Cuevas in the Rolex Paris Masters.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has opened up on the form shown by evergreen pair Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Roger Federer pulled out of the Paris Masters to preserve himself for the ATP Finals in London later in November.

Rafael Nadal's victory over Hyeon Chung at the Paris Masters means he will end 2017 as the number one ranked player in men's tennis.

Roger Federer conceded his battle for the world number one ranking with Nadal after withdrawing from the ongoing Paris Masters.

Nadal can become the most successful ATP 1000 Masters Series player if he wins his first title in Paris as he is currently tied with Djokovic at 30 titles.

Roger Federer has reclaimed his spot as the top prize earner in tennis as he overtook Novak Djokovic and closed in on becoming the first player to make $110m in career earnings.

Roger Federer again apologised for skipping the Paris Masters but reiterated that remaining healthy for the remainder of the season and next season is his main priority.

Rafael Nadal is just a win away from securing the year-end world number one after Roger Federer's withdrawal from the Paris Masters.

Roger Federer confirmed that he will skip the Paris Masters after winning his eighth title in Basel, which will allow Nadal to confirm his year-end No1 status with one more win.

Nadal has confirmed that he will return to action at the Paris Masters after skipping the Swiss Indoors in Basel owing to a knee injury.

Federer has admitted that he could skip the Paris Masters to remain healthy to challenge for the title at the ATP Finals in London.

Federer made it to the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Benoit Paire at the Swiss Indoors and will face Mannarino for a place in the semi-finals.

Andy Murray's ex-coach Mark Petchey believes there are a number of reasons for Roger Federer's dominance over Rafael Nadal in 2017.