Top 5 Photos, November 1: Grigor lights up Paris; Shapo stuns Monfils

Action continued in Shenzhen in Paris, as the tournaments whittled down to the final four. These are the Top 5 photos from Friday.

1. In their first career meeting, Grigor Dimitrov proved to be too consistent for Cristian Garin. The world No. 27 advanced with a 6-2, 7-5 victory in Paris to set up a semifinal clash with 16-time major champion Novak Djokovic. Dimitrov is through to his first semifinal at the ATP Masters 1000 event and will look to end his six-match losing streak against the Serbian.

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2. Elina Svitolina relied on her grit to pull her though a nail biter against alternate Sofia Kenin. The reigning champion edged past Kenin 7-5, 7-6 (10), to maintain her perfect 3-0 record this year in Shenzhen and increase her WTA Finals win streak to nine. The Ukrainian displayed more aggression than usual, smashing 11 aces and 25 winners to take 3-2 lead in their head-to-head count, all coming in 2019.

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3. Denis Shapovalov denied Gael Monfils an opportunity to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals by continuing his impressive run with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 win. Monfils was just one win away from capturing a spot in London, but the Canadian continued to shine and has now taken three consecutive seeds out. As a result, Matteo Berrettini clinched the eighth berth to the season-ending event.Shapovalov, who won his first title in Stockholm in mid-October, failed to win a match in his first two Rolex Paris Masters appearances, but in 2019, he is changing the story.

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4. Novak Djokovic was all smiles on Friday in his relentless 6-1, 6-2 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Serbian was ousted by the Greek in the quarterfinals of Shanghai last month, but the top seed is on a mission to capture his 35th ATP Masters 1000 trophy and force Rafael Nadal to continue picking up wins in the race for year-end No. 1.

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5. It was down to the wire with Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep battling for a semifinal spot at the WTA Finals Shenzhen. The world No. 2 entered with a 3-7 record against Halep, but crushed winners from all areas of the court to claim a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 victory. Pliskova will attempt to go one step further than her previous two appearances when she faces top-ranked Ashleigh Barty on Saturday.

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