Isner （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s del Potro to reach Paris 半分s, Nadal 身を引くs
PARIS (AP) - John Isner stayed on 跡をつける for the last 位置／汚点／見つけ出す at the ATP 決勝戦 by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Juan ツバメ del Potro 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the Paris Masters 準々決勝 on Friday.
The American was the 走者-up last year and needs to 勝利，勝つ the tournament to reach the 決勝戦 in London this month.
"I've given myself a pretty good 発射 to qualify," Isner said. "But it's going to be very 堅い."
John Isner of the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs celebrates his victory over Juan ツバメ Del Potro of Argentina during their ４半期/4分の1-final match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
一方／合間, 最高の，を越す-階級d Rafael Nadal pulled out with a 権利 膝 傷害, and hopes to be fit to lead the London field.
The loss ended del Potro's hopes of reaching London. The Argentine needed to 勝利，勝つ to 保証（人） hi s place.
"I'm exhausted. But I did all my 成果／努力, I don't have anything to (reproach) myself (for)," del Potro said. "I've been playing three 始める，決めるs today without 脚s, without energy. Now it's time to get home and enjoy the vacation."
The eighth and last 寝台／地位 for London is between Isner and Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, who is ahead of Isner in the race.
Isner, who played with strapping above his left 膝, broke for 2-1 in the third 始める，決める. With an unreturnable serve on his first match point, Isner topped del Potro for only the third time in nine matches.
Isner will next 直面する Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic, who 前進するd when Nadal withdrew.
"This week he's played with a lot of energy," said Isner, who has been 燃料再補給するing with a rare 扱う／治療する. "After a match like this, any calories are pretty good. I 現実に had a cheeseburger. I had one yesterday, too. And they cook a good one here."
Nadal signaled his 膝 wasn't 権利 during his third-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 勝利，勝つ over Pablo Cuevas on Thursday.
"I'm going to do my 治療, do my best to be playing in London," he said. "But I cannot talk about that now; it is 堅い enough for me to pull out from here."
Tournament director Guy Forget 賞賛するd Nadal for his 態度 in trying his hardest to play, にもかかわらず his evident 苦痛.
"We all know Rafa, once he says he's going to do something he sticks to it," Forget said. "He said 'I'm sorry' to me 10 times, like a kid who's done something wrong. I said, 'No, no, I'm sorry for you.'"
Krajinovic, a qualifier 階級d 77, is through to his first Masters semifinal, and the first qualifier to reach the 半分s since Jerzy Janowicz in 2012.
"My goal this year was to play 挑戦者s to 選ぶ up points for next year," he said. "I was already 最高の，を越す 100 two or three years ago; then I had bad luck with 傷害s."
Krajinovic said his 進歩 was 立ち往生させるd by "an extra bone in the wrist" that needed to be 扱う／治療するd.
シードされていない Julien Benneteau continued his 予期しない march by knocking out third-seeded Marin Cilic 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Benneteau lost their three previous matches but 辛勝する／優位d a first 始める，決める where both dropped serve twice.
He 調印（する）d victory on his first match point on Cilic's serve with a cross-法廷，裁判所 forehand 勝利者 and became emotional, dropping his ゆすり, blowing kisses, and 涙／ほころびing up.
"I was looking at my brother, who is my coach, and at my wife. I am so happy to make her proud," he said. "It's an indescribable joy."
In his last Paris Masters before retiring, the Frenchman has a 発射 at a first career 肩書を与える on home 法廷，裁判所.
Next up is Jack Sock, who 敗北・負かすd Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3.
Verdasco, who got a code 違反 after the seventh game of the deciding 始める，決める, saved four match points.
But Sock clinched the match on serve to reach the 半分s for the first time since Washington in August. He has two 肩書を与えるs this year.
John Isner of th e 部隊d 明言する／公表するs 反応するs on a point against Juan ツバメ Del Potro of Argentina during their ４半期/4分の1-final match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Juan ツバメ Del Potro of Argentina 反応するs after a loosing point against John Isner of the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs during their ４半期/4分の1-final match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Juan ツバメ Del Potro of Argentina returns the ball to John Isner of the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs during their ４半期/4分の1-final match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Julien Bennete au of フラン 反応するs after 敗北・負かすing Marin Cilic of Croatia during their quarterfinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Benneteau won 7-6, 7-5. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Marin Cilic of Croatia 反応するs after loosing a point against Julien Benneteau of フラン during their quarterfinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Benneteau won 7-6, 7-5. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Rafael Nadal of Spain …に出席するs a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 to 発表する he pulled out of the Paris Masters with a 権利 膝 傷害, at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. 最高の，を越す-階級d Rafael Nadal held a news 会議／協議会 on Friday to 発表する he could not play his scheduled match against Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Rafael Nadal of Spain leaves a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 after he pulled out of the Paris Masters with a 権利 膝 傷害, at the Bercy 円形競技場 in Paris, フラン, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. 最高の，を越す-階級d Rafael Nadal held a news 会議／協議会 on Friday to 発表する he could not play his scheduled match against Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
