The final part of the course is here and like every year the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 will be in charge of putting an end to the regular season of the ATP. In addition, this edition of the French tournament will feature a top level draw, being the first time since Wimbledon that they have coincided in the same event. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal y Carlos Alcaraz.
In this last Masters 1000 of the year, in addition to the fight between Alcaraz and Nadal for number one, where the man from Manacor will seek to cut as many points as possible to assault the ATP title in the Masters Cup, we will also experience a nice duel between several players for the last tickets that give access to the ATP Finals.
Away from these battles is Novak Djokovic, who will seek to defend his title in Paris won last season from an unusual position for him, number 7 in the ATP ranking, which will allow him to face any of the top four seeded in the quarterfinals.
However, this does not seem to be a problem for Djokovic either, since seeing the level shown in his last appearances and that he arrives at this event fresher than the others, it could be said that he is the favorite to win the trophy. Something that, on the other hand, he needs like eating, because, although he can no longer be seeded in the ATP Finals, the Serbian still needs to improve positions in the ranking to reach the Australian Open (if he finally plays it) in a good position. , since in addition to defending the title in Paris he defends the final won in Turin, a large bag of points that if he loses would make him drop quite a few positions in the ranking.
HE CAN BARELY ADD POINTS
That is why Djokovic can hardly score points in the last two tournaments of the year, but he could lose them and drop several more places in the ranking. At the moment, he is tenth in the Race, so if he stays in this position, Nole could have a problem in the Grand Slams, since he could face the first four seeds from the fourth round of these tournaments, which would make his path in the ‘majors’ very difficult. This is why Djokovic’s great challenge in Paris is with himself, the Serbian needs the title to ensure he finishes the year as close as possible to the top four.
Precisely this condition of not being seeded will be experienced in the ATP Finals in Turin, where the group in which the Serb falls will be considered the one of death, since he could fall paired in the same group with Nadal, Tsitsipas and Medvedev , for example. If we fall into such a group, it is clear that it would be a great attraction for the event from day one, but a problem for these players, who, for various reasons, are eager to take this trophy.
It must be remembered that Novak Djokovic will seek to equal Roger Federer as the player who has lifted the Masters Cup the most times, which is a great challenge for him, since we already know that Nole, whenever he can equal or exceed a record, disputes the tournament with an extra ambition.
CAREER IN THE MASTERS 1000
Another statistic that comes into play again at Paris-Bercy is that of the player with the most titles in this category. At the moment, it is Djokovic with 37 who has tasted glory the most in this type of event, however, Nadal follows him with 36 who is also looking for his first wound in Paris-Bercy, something that is paradoxical for everything he has obtained Rafa in the gala capital.
With all these ingredients, any tennis fan eagerly awaits October 31 to start enjoying what promises to be one of the best tournaments of the year. There are many tennis players who have left work pending for this end of the year and those emergencies will surely turn into great tennis matches.
