ATP Masters 1000 Paris – Rolex Paris Masters – October 31 – November 06 2022
by Kapil Khera
Nadal & Djokovic In Same Half Of Paris Draw
The Final Battleground
The Rolex Paris Masters is the ninth and final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season. As the final tournament of the regular men’s tennis season, the Palais Omnisports in Bercy showcases the cream of the crop as players vie to win the prestigious title and clinch the remaining qualifying spots in the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals.
Rafael Nadal, who at the Rolex Paris Masters will compete for the first time since the Laver Cup, faces a tough path at the season’s final ATP Masters 1000 event following Friday’s release of the draw, when it was revealed the Spaniard is in the same half of the draw as six-time champion Novak Djokovic.
Nadal, who will pursue his first title at the indoor hard-court event, will begin his run against former Top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut or American Tommy Paul, who has enjoyed the best season of his career. The first seeded opponent Nadal could face is this year’s Montreal champion, 14th seed Pablo Carreno Busta. Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is also in his quarter.
Sixth seed Djokovic will open against serve-and-volleying American Maxime Cressy or former Top 10 player Diego Schwartzman. The Serbian arrives on a nine-match winning streak after lifting trophies in Tel Aviv and Astana, tournaments that are also played on indoor hard courts. Djokovic owns a record 38 Masters 1000 crowns.
Source – ATP TOUR