The 2023 Paris Masters takes place in France from October 30 to November 5. This is the last ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year, before the players enter the tournament for the 8 best players ATP Finals in Turin (Italy) from November 12 to November 19.
At this year's Paris Masters, the top 8 seeds are exempted from the first round, including Djokovic (Serbia, No. 1), Alcaraz (Spain, No. 2), Daniil Medvedev (Russia, No. 3), Jannik Sinner (Italy, No. 4), Andrey Rublev (Russia, No. 5), Holger Rune (Denmark, No. 6), Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, No. 7) and Casper Ruud (Norway, No. 8).
Alcaraz and Djokovic have faced each other three times this season (Photo: Getty).
Djokovic will open his campaign against the winner of the match between Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry. If he makes it to the third round, the 24-time Grand Slam champion could face Spain's Alejandro Fokina or the US' Christopher Eubanks.
In the quarterfinals, Nole could face a real challenge from No. 6 seed Holger Rune, the player who defeated Djokovic in the 2022 Paris Masters final and the 2023 Rome Masters quarterfinals. If he advances to the semi-finals, Nole will have to overcome potential opponent Jannik Sinner,
Carlos Alcaraz will open his campaign against the winner of the pair Cameron Norrie (England) and Alexandre Muller (France). If he advances, the 20-year-old could face Laslo Djere (Serbia) or Max Purcell (Australia) in the third round.
In the quarterfinals, Alcaraz is likely to face Tsitsipas, who has been defeated by Alcaraz in all five encounters. In the semis, Alcaraz could face Medvedev, who defeated him in the semi-finals of the 2023 US Open.
Fans are waiting for the dream final of Paris Masters 2023 between Djokovic and Alcaraz. This season, Nole beat Alcaraz in the Roland Garros semi-finals, Cincinnati Masters final and the Spaniard beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
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