Alex de Minaur lost to Holger Rune 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Paris Masters on Friday afternoon. However, De Minaur will go into next week in Nitto ATP Finals qualifying position unless Grigor Dimitrov reaches the Paris title match.Previously ninth in the race to Turin, De Minaur needed at least a quarterfinal result to move into the No. 8 spot after Andrey … [Read more...] about De Minaur’s Paris run ends, but not before moving into Nitto ATP Finals qualifying position
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Djokovic close to clinching year-end top spot following Paris Masters title
Novak Djokovic is one win away from clinching another year-end No. 1 ranking.Even one loss by Carlos Alcaraz would also seal the deal.Unless Djokovic goes winless at the upcoming Nitto ATP Finals and Alcaraz captures the title as an undefeated champion, the 36-year-old will finish in the top spot.That is the scenario after Djokovic added 1,000 points to his 2023 total by … [Read more...] about Djokovic close to clinching year-end top spot following Paris Masters title
Paris Masters: Djokovic returns, Alcaraz and Medvedev in bottom half of draw
Novak Djokovic will be playing his first ATP tournament since the U.S. Open he takes the court at the Rolex Paris Masters this coming week. Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the Swiss Indoors Basel due to injury, will also be back in action.The overall result is an absolutely loaded Paris field that includes every one of the top 32 players in the current rankings. Djokovic will … [Read more...] about Paris Masters: Djokovic returns, Alcaraz and Medvedev in bottom half of draw
Fritz, Hurkacz lose at Paris Masters to lock in Turin field with Auger-Aliassime, Rublev
Unsurprisingly, there turned out to be little Nitto ATP Finals suspense at the Rolex Paris Masters.With both Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev still in the tournament and already in qualifying position with plenty of room to spare, Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz would have had to win the Paris title to steal a Turin spot.Neither came close to making it happen.Both Fritz … [Read more...] about Fritz, Hurkacz lose at Paris Masters to lock in Turin field with Auger-Aliassime, Rublev
Ricky’s preview and pick for the Paris second round: Rafael Nadal vs. Tommy Paul
Rafael Nadal will be back in action for the first time since the U.S. Open when he takes the court at the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday night.Nadal has not played a match since suffering an upset loss to Frances Tiafoe in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Looking less than 100 percent physically and having also become a new father in early October, it was thought that … [Read more...] about Ricky’s preview and pick for the Paris second round: Rafael Nadal vs. Tommy Paul