by ti-amieTournament: Rolex Paris Masters Location: Paris, France Dates: October 30 - November 05 2023 Tier: ATP M1000 Surface: Hard (Indoor) Prize Money: €5,779,335 Total Financial Commitment: €6,748,815
Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Novak Djokovic 1 1
2 Carlos Alcaraz 2 2
3 Daniil Medvedev 3 3
4 Jannik Sinner 4 4
5 Holger Rune 5 5
6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 6
7 Andrey Rublev 7 7
8 Taylor Fritz 8 8
9 Casper Ruud 9 9
10 Alexander Zverev 10 10
11 Alex de Minaur 11 11
12 Tommy Paul 12 12
13 Frances Tiafoe 13 13
14 Karen Khachanov 14 14
15 Felix Auger-Aliassime 15 15
16 Cameron Norrie 16 16
Hubert Hurkacz 17 17
Lorenzo Musetti 18 18
Grigor Dimitrov 19 19
Ben Shelton 20 20
Francisco Cerundolo 21 21
Nicolas Jarry 22 22
Adrian Mannarino 23 23
Tallon Griekspoor 24 24
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 25 25
Sebastian Korda 26 26
Jan-Lennard Struff 27 27
Borna Coric 28 28
Sebastian Baez 29 29
Jiri Lehecka 30 30
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 31 31
Christopher Eubanks 32 32
Daniel Evans 33 33
Ugo Humbert 34 34
Alexander Bublik 35 35
Laslo Djere 36 36
Denis Shapovalov 37 37
Mackenzie McDonald 38 38
Andy Murray 39 39
Roberto Bautista Agut 40 40
Max Purcell 41 41
Matteo Arnaldi 42 42
Gael Monfils 141 35 (PR)
Pablo Carreno Busta 195 18 (PR)
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Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Alexei Popyrin 43 43
2 Arthur Fils 44 44
3 Miomir Kecmanovic 45 45
4 Stan Wawrinka 46 46
5 Daniel Altmaier 47 47
6 Yoshihito Nishioka 48 48
7 Sebastian Ofner 49 49
8 Roman Safiullin 50 50
9 J.J. Wolf 51 51
10 Aslan Karatsev 52 52
11 Yannick Hanfmann 53 53
12 Aleksandar Vukic 54 54
13 Dusan Lajovic 55 55
14 Emil Ruusuvuori 56 56
15 Marton Fucsovics 57 57
16 Christopher O'Connell 58 58
17 Lorenzo Sonego 59 59
18 Zhizhen Zhang 60 60
19 Roberto Carballes Baena 61 61
20 Jordan Thompson 62 62
by ti-amieQualifying Singles Entry Lists
Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Alexei Popyrin 43 43
2 Arthur Fils 44 44
3 Daniel Altmaier 47 47
4 Yoshihito Nishioka 48 48
5 Sebastian Ofner 49 49
6 Roman Safiullin 50 50
7 Aslan Karatsev 52 52
8 Yannick Hanfmann 53 53
9 Aleksandar Vukic 54 54
10 Dusan Lajovic 55 55
11 Emil Ruusuvuori 56 56
12 Marton Fucsovics 57 57
13 Christopher O'Connell 58 58
14 Lorenzo Sonego 59 59
Roberto Carballes Baena 61 61
Jordan Thompson 62 62
Juan Pablo Varillas 65 65
Luca Van Assche 66 66
Botic van de Zandschulp 67 67
Arthur Rinderknech 68 68
Bernabe Zapata Miralles 70 70
Pedro Cachin 71 71
Dominic Thiem 72 72
Gregoire Barrere 73 73
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(1) Roman Safiullin vs (WC) Arthur Cazaux
Thiago Seyboth Wild vs (11) Jordan Thompson
(2) Sebastian Ofner vs (WC) Terence Atmane
Pedro Cachin vs (14) Botic van de Zandschulp
(3) Daniel Altmaier vs Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Juan Pablo Varillas vs (13) Roberto Carballes Baena
(4) Yoshihito Nishioka vs (WC) Titouan Droguet
(WC) Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs (9) Aleksandar Vukic
(5) Yannick Hanfmann vs Gregoire Barrere
Emil Ruusuvuori vs (8) Marton Fucsovics
(6) Lorenzo Sonego vs Dominic Thiem
Arthur Rinderknech vs (12) Christopher O'Connell
(7) Dusan Lajovic vs Quentin Halys
Dominik Koepfer vs (10) Alt Marcos Giron
by ti-amieMain Draw Singles
(1) Novak Djokovic/Bye
Miomir Kecmanovic vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Tallon Griekspoor vs Christopher Eubanks
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs (15) Ben Shelton
(9) Taylor Fritz vs Sebastian Baez
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs Arthur Fils
Stan Wawrinka vs Matteo Arnaldi
Bye/(6) Holger Rune
(4) Jannik Sinner/Bye
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs Mackenzie McDonald
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs (WC) Benjamin Bonzi
Andy Murray vs (13) Alex de Minaur
(12) Tommy Paul vs (WC) Richard Gasquet
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs Adrian Mannarino
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs Qualifier/Special Exempt
Bye/(5) Andrey Rublev
(8) Casper Ruud/Bye
(PR) Gael Monfils vs Francisco Cerundolo
Jiri Lehecka vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Sebastian Korda vs (11) Hubert Hurkacz
(14) Frances Tiafoe vs Alexander Bublik
Nicolas Jarry vs Alexei Popyrin
Grigor Dimitrov vs Lorenzo Musetti
Bye/(3) Daniil Medvedev
(7) Stefanos Tsitsipas/Bye
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Jan-Lennard Struff
Ugo Humbert vs Qualifier/Special Exempt
Qualifier/Special Exempt vs (10) Alexander Zverev
(16) Karen Khachanov vs Max Purcell
Laslo Djere vs (WC) Luca Van Assche
(WC) Alexandre Muller vs Cameron Norrie
Bye/(2) Carlos Alcaraz
by ti-amieMonday, October 30, 2023 Day 3
Court Central Starts At 11:00 Am
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina VS (15) Ben Shelton Followed By
Andy Murray VS (13) Alex de Minaur Followed By
(Q) Botic van de Zandschulp VS Adrian Mannarino Followed By (9) Taylor Fritz VS Sebastian Baez Not Before 7:30 Pm (12) Tommy Paul VS (WC) Richard Gasquet Not Before 8:30 Pm
Stan Wawrinka VS (Q) Dominic Thiem
Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am
Nicolas Jarry VS Alexei Popyrin Followed By (14) Frances Tiafoe VS Alexander Bublik Followed By (16) Karen KhachanovVS Max Purcell Not Before 4:00 Pm
Laslo Djere VS (WC) Luca Van Assche Followed By
(LL) Jordan Thompson VS (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka Followed By
Grigor Dimitrov VS Lorenzo Musetti
Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am
Jiri Lehecka VS Roberto Bautista Agut Followed By
Tallon Griekspoor VS Christopher Eubanks Followed By
(WC) Alexandre Muller VS (Q) Roman Safiullin Followed By
Francisco Cerundolo/Tomas Martin Etcheverry VS Jamie Murray/Michael Venus
by meganfernandez The draw has Stan playing Armando R1 but OOP says Thiem. Did Arnaldi withdraw?
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by ti-amie
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:56 am
The draw has Stan playing Armando R1 but OOP says Thiem. Did Arnaldi withdraw?
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The draw on the ATP site has been updated showing Wawrinka vs Thiem who qualified in so I guess Arnaldi did withdraw.
by ashkor87 Historically a fast court..hard to see beyond Djokovic and Alcaraz, both rested and motivated.,.if injury derails them, opportunity for Sinner and Medvedev I guess ..
by meganfernandez Davidovich Fokina has won 12 of 13 points to start second set vs Shelton after winning the first in a TB.
Do I know why? I do not. But ADF is passing Shelton at the net at will. Shelton isn’t closing and isn’t being aggressive with volleys at all. Basically feeding the ball back to ADF at times.
by ashkor87 Where to hit the volley to be effective, is one of the things one learns as one matures,...for now, let us be happy he is even trying?
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote:Where to hit the volley to be effective, is one of the things one learns as one matures,...for now, let us be happy he is even trying?
For sure. He has a lot of potential for improvement. He definitely should be coming in. Love to see it.
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by ponchi101 Is there a coach left that can teach a young player how to really volley?
Mac could never teach anybody; his volleys were instinctive. Edberg does not coach anymore, Pete has never and never will, the old Aussies (Roche) will not coach anymore.
Who can teach the stroke anymore?
by mick1303
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:55 pm
Is there a coach left that can teach a young player how to really volley?
Mac could never teach anybody; his volleys were instinctive. Edberg does not coach anymore, Pete has never and never will, the old Aussies (Roche) will not coach anymore.
Who can teach the stroke anymore?
Did Pat Rafter ever coached anybody?
by meganfernandez wtf Alcaraz?
by ti-amieWednesday, November 01, 2023 Day 5
Court Central Starts At 11:00 Am
Grigor Dimitrov VS (3) Daniil Medvedev Followed By (7) Stefanos TsitsipasVS Felix Auger-Aliassime Followed By (1) Novak DjokovicVS Tomas Martin Etcheverry Followed By
Ugo Humbert VS (10) Alexander Zverev Not Before 7:30 Pm
(Q) Dominic Thiem VS (6) Holger Rune Not Before 8:30 Pm (4) Jannik SinnerVS Mackenzie McDonald
Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am
(12) Tommy Paul VS (Q) Botic van de Zandschulp Followed By
Roberto Bautista Agut VS (11) Hubert Hurkacz Followed By
(LL) Dusan Lajovic VS (13) Alex de Minaur Followed By (8) Casper Ruud VS Francisco Cerundolo Followed By (3) Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenVS Novak Djokovic/Miomir Kecmanovic
Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am
Harri Heliovaara/Mate Pavic VS Hugo Nys/Jan Zielinski Followed By (7) Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinVS Jamie Murray/Michael Venus Not Before 3:00 Pm
Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen VS Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev Followed By
Felix Auger-Aliassime/Sebastian Korda VS Sebastian Baez/Lorenzo Musetti Followed By (1) Ivan Dodig/Austin KrajicekVS Sadio Doumbia/Fabien Reboul Or Matwe Middelkoop/Andreas Mies Followed By
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz Or Alexander Erler/Lucas Miedler VS (5) Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:55 pm
Is there a coach left that can teach a young player how to really volley?
Mac could never teach anybody; his volleys were instinctive. Edberg does not coach anymore, Pete has never and never will, the old Aussies (Roche) will not coach anymore.
Who can teach the stroke anymore?
Did Pat Rafter ever coached anybody?
I don't think so. But yes, he had the stroke.
Of course, if somebody were to really want to learn the stroke, s/he would crawl to Martina's door. But I don't know if she would be willing, giving the recent health issues.
by meganfernandez Dimitrov blew a few match points in the 3rd set vs Medvedev but then dominated the tiebreak. Medvedev was aggravated and throwing his racket and griping to the chair nonstop in French on changeovers. (He apologized to Grigor at the net for his attitude, and Grigor waved it off as no big deal. But then he flipped off the crowd for booing him.) Dimitrov had this amazing point toward the tend... first point of the highlights.
by ponchi101 Daniil Medvedev, being rude to Parisians.
There's a joke right there, and I can't find it.
by skatingfan
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:41 pm
Daniil Medvedev, being rude to Parisians.
There's a joke right there, and I can't find it.
Medvedev being fluent in French is probably useful to that endeavour.
by ti-amieThursday, November 02, 2023 Day 6
Court Central Starts At 11:00 Am
Alexander Bublik VS Grigor Dimitrov Followed By
(Q) Botic van de Zandschulp VS (5) Andrey Rublev Followed By (7) Stefanos TsitsipasVS (10) Alexander Zverev Followed By
Jannik Sinner Or Mackenzie McDonald VS (13) Alex de Minaur Not Before 7:30 Pm (1) Novak DjokovicVS Tallon Griekspoor Not Before 8:30 Pm
Daniel Altmaier VS (6) Holger Rune
Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am
Harri Heliovaara/Mate Pavic VS (8) Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer Not Before 12:30 Pm (16) Karen Khachanov VS (Q) Roman Safiullin Followed By
Francisco Cerundolo VS (11) Hubert Hurkacz Followed By
Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev VS (2) Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski Followed By (6) Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni VS Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:41 pm
Daniil Medvedev, being rude to Parisians.
There's a joke right there, and I can't find it.
Medvedev being fluent in French is probably useful to that endeavour.
by Owendonovan He almost seems a bit too old for that, now.
by meganfernandez
Owendonovan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:04 am
He almost seems a bit too old for that, now.
He is, good point. But I still kind of like his abrasiveness. Tour needs some of it.
by meganfernandez Sinner withdrew due to awful scheduling. He finished his match at 2:30 am and was scheduled to play 14 hours later. Why in the world did hte tournament shoot itself in the foot? I know scheduling is tough and there's only so much elasticity in the day, but still, he should get the last match on the next day.
by texasniteowl On the one hand, ouch. That is rough. And they should have given him the last match. I wondered about the scheduling when I checked scores around 7p.m. last night and realized play was still going!
On the other hand...he had a 1st round bye, so has only played the one match. And while it is few and far between, 14 hours is more time than you get if weather pushes matches so far back that you have to play twice in the same day. No, poor tournament scheduling isn't the same, but?
Let's say he got the 7:30 spot instead of 4:30 spot...is there that big a difference between 14 hours and 17 hours? I know they have routines, recovery, sleep, etc. but how much difference would the 3 hours make?
by ptmcmahon The other "reason" to maybe not put him in the last match again is to avoid back to back late finishes. Although I'm guessing they weren't thinking of that.
by meganfernandez
texasniteowl wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:33 pm
On the one hand, ouch. That is rough. And they should have given him the last match. I wondered about the scheduling when I checked scores around 7p.m. last night and realized play was still going!
On the other hand...he had a 1st round bye, so has only played the one match. And while it is few and far between, 14 hours is more time than you get if weather pushes matches so far back that you have to play twice in the same day. No, poor tournament scheduling isn't the same, but?
Let's say he got the 7:30 spot instead of 4:30 spot...is there that big a difference between 14 hours and 17 hours? I know they have routines, recovery, sleep, etc. but how much difference would the 3 hours make?
There's an even later match, the one Rune and Altmaier are playing tonight. Both Rune and Djokovic played earlier than Sinner yesterday and were scheduled later than him today, presumably to give marquee billing to Djokovic and the defending champ, but Sinner should have had the late match. He's ranked higher than Rune and has had a better season, so he's worthy of the night session. Five more hours would have made a decent difference.
by meganfernandez Griekspoor was a tough out to Djokovic, 6-4 in the third. He was down a break 2-4 and got it back to 4-4. But couldn't hold on. He started the year ranked No. 95, won a title in the first week, and is wrapping it up as No. 23. Probably one of the big Top 100 movers this year, along with Shelton, Jarry, Umbert, Fils, and Eubanks.
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by ti-amie José Morgado
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Djokovic says after the match he felt his stomach during his match vs. Griekspoor. "It wasn't an injury but I wasn't feeling or playing at my best today. There is days like this".
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He told the Serbian reporter that he spent more time on the toilet than on the court in last couple of days.
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by ti-amie The deleted post was showing how many seeds are now out of this event.
by ti-amieFriday, November 03, 2023 Day 7
Court Central Starts At 2:00 Pm
(11) Hubert Hurkacz VS Grigor Dimitrov Followed By (7) Stefanos TsitsipasVS (16) Karen Khachanov Not Before 7:30 Pm (1) Novak Djokovic VS (6) Holger Rune Not Before 8:30 Pm (13) Alex de Minaur VS (5) Andrey Rublev
Court 1 Starts At 2:00 Pm
(3) Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden VS (5) Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos Followed By (1) Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek VS Harri Heliovaara/Mate Pavic Followed By
Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow VS (4) Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury Followed By (7) Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin VS (2) Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski
by ashkor87 Sinner refused to play his next match after his match ended at 4 am or some such ungodly hour. Good for him! More players need to stand up the crass, greedy, unfeeling creatures who run tournaments.
by ponchi101 What is the solution? Because in tennis, you don't know how long will the match before yours last. 1 hour, straight win for somebody, or 3:30 for two other people.
This is not the NBA or the NFL, with a clock game. In tennis, you walk out there not knowing how long it will take. And hard to change that unless we go to no-ad scoring (and we know how that goes).
by Fastbackss They could have put him as the late match again. I haven't seen a good reason published yet as to why they couldn't.
by ashkor87
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:47 pm
What is the solution? Because in tennis, you don't know how long will the match before yours last. 1 hour, straight win for somebody, or 3:30 for two other people.
This is not the NBA or the NFL, with a clock game. In tennis, you walk out there not knowing how long it will take. And hard to change that unless we go to no-ad scoring (and we know how that goes).
the solution is obvious - dont start matches after a certain time - push them to the next day.
by Fastbackss Or as Brad Gilbert said, move to another court (that was open).
I can't find it now but Stan wawrinka offered a similar complaint although it was singles to doubles
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:47 pm
What is the solution? Because in tennis, you don't know how long will the match before yours last. 1 hour, straight win for somebody, or 3:30 for two other people.
This is not the NBA or the NFL, with a clock game. In tennis, you walk out there not knowing how long it will take. And hard to change that unless we go to no-ad scoring (and we know how that goes).
the solution is obvious - dont start matches after a certain time - push them to the next day.
At some point, the player would havre to pay twice a day to catch up, then, once a one-week event gets to the point where they play every day. Late the next day is the best they can do and still have the final on Sunday.
Thyey should have put Sinner last on Cneter or the other court. They loaded up Center with 6 matches and only had 4 on the smaller court,
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:47 pm
What is the solution? Because in tennis, you don't know how long will the match before yours last. 1 hour, straight win for somebody, or 3:30 for two other people.
This is not the NBA or the NFL, with a clock game. In tennis, you walk out there not knowing how long it will take. And hard to change that unless we go to no-ad scoring (and we know how that goes).
the solution is obvious - dont start matches after a certain time - push them to the next day.
At some point, the player would havre to pay twice a day to catch up, then, once a one-week event gets to the point where they play every day. Late the next day is the best they can do and still have the final on Sunday.
Thyey should have put Sinner last on Cneter or the other court. They loaded up Center with 6 matches and only had 4 on the smaller court,
They need to manage buffers better .I have a separate post on that
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by ti-amieSunday, November 05, 2023 Day 9
Court Central Starts At 12:30 Pm
F (3) Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden VS Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury Or Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin Not Before 3:00 Pm
F (1) Novak Djokovic VS Grigor Dimitrov
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by Fastbackss Ben Rothenberg pointed out that save for Monte Carlo Djokovic has won every M1000 or Grand Slam 3 or more times
by skatingfan
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:55 pm
Ben Rothenberg pointed out that save for Monte Carlo Djokovic has won every M1000 or Grand Slam 3 or more times
Monte Carlo is a tournament that Djokovic plays most years, but he hasn't had much success in recent years.
by ponchi101 Notice how when we always talk about these three monsters, we are immediately skewed to an extreme.
NOT MUCH SUCCESS (in recent years). For a man that has won it twice. That's how good he is.
by meganfernandez
ponchi101 wrote:Notice how when we always talk about these three monsters, we are immediately skewed to an extreme.
NOT MUCH SUCCESS (in recent years). For a man that has won it twice. That's how good he is.
Yes, the standards they set for themselves (and future players) is preposterous. And yet Djokovic continues to exceed them.
