Roger Federer has announced that he will skip next week’s Paris Masters.
The Swiss won his 95th career title on Sunday in Basel, but will rest and recover with the World Tour Finals in mind.
That means that Rafael Nadal has essentially clinched the year-end No.1 ranking. The Spaniard leads Federer by 1,460 points and there are only 1,500 points on offer at London.
In other news, Federer has engaged in his time-honored tradition of sharing pizza with the Basel ball kids.