Nadal targets end of year summit, Pouille in Top 20

PARIS: Lucas Pouille climbed into the ATP Top 20 on the back of his weekend success in Vienna as Rafael Nadal targets the end of year number one spot.

Pouille was the biggest mover in the latest rankings released Monday with the Frenchman up seven places into 18th after his 6-1, 6-4 defeat of compatriot JoWilfried Tsonga in Sunday’s final in Austria.

Nadal heads an unchanged top three from Roger Federer and Andy Murray.

Federer won his eighth Swiss Indoors title in Basel on Sunday then announced he was missing this week’s Paris Masters to prepare for the end of season World Tour Finals in london.

The Swiss legend’s absence from Paris means Nadal can guarantee ending the year top of the charts by winning his opening second round match in Paris.

The Spaniard will open his campaign at the Bercy arena against either German serveand-volleyer Mischa Zverev or Hyeon Chung, the promising South Korean Hyeon Chung. – AFP ATP Rankings on Monday, October 30 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 10465 pts 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 3. Andy Murray 4790 4. Alexander Zverev (GER) (+1) 5. Marin Cilic (CRO) (-1) 6. Dominic 3935 7. Novak 3765 8. Grigor 3650 9. 3360 10. David Goffin (BEL) 11. Pablo Carreño 2650 12. 2555 13. Sam Querrey (USA) (+1) 14. John Isner (USA) (-1) 15. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2490 16. Kevin Anderson (RSA) (+1) 17. Juan Martín Del Potro (ARG) 2435 (+2) 18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) (+7) 19. Tomas Berdych (CZE) (-1) 20. Kei Nishikori (JPN) (-4) Stan Milos Thiem Djokovic Dimitrov Wawrinka Raonic 9005 (GBR) 4400 4185 (AUT) (SRB) (BUL) (SUI) 2975 (ESP) (CAN) 2525 2505 2470 2235 2230 2175