Paris Masters Opens November 2: Zverev Leads the Draw as the New World No. 1
The Rolex Paris Masters, the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season, runs from November 2 to 8 at Paris La Défense Arena. Germany's Alexander Zverev, who rises to world No. 1 in the new rankings week after his run in Vienna, is the top seed; defending champion Jannik Sinner has withdrawn with a right knee injury.
The 56-player draw gives the top eight seeds first-round byes. Zverev will open against the winner of Lorenzo Musetti versus Hubert Hurkacz, while No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz faces the winner of Alex Michelsen and Jiri Lehecka. Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, seeded only 10th this year, must play from the first round and opens against Valentin Vacherot, who beat him during his run to a maiden Masters 1000 title in Shanghai.
Other first-round matches to watch include Stefanos Tsitsipas against Learner Tien, Tommy Paul against Holger Rune and Denis Shapovalov against Karen Khachanov.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 兹维列夫在2023年蒙特卡洛大师赛，si.robi摄，维基共享资源CC BY-SA 2.0 / Alexander Zverev at the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters, photo by si.robi, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
