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Rolex Paris Masters 2024: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Oct 23, 2024

The final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season is the Rolex Paris Masters. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Alexander Zverev headline the action.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the indoor hard-court event in France:

When is the Rolex Paris Masters?

The ATP 1000 event will be held from 28 October to 3 November. It will take place at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. The tournament director is Cedric Pioline.

Who is playing at the Rolex Paris Masters?
Sinner, Alcaraz, Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are among the field in Paris. Home hopes at the event will be lead by Ugo Humbert and #NextGenATP Arthur Fils.

When is the draw for the Rolex Paris Masters?

The Rolex Paris Masters draw will be made on Friday, 25 October at 7:30 p.m. local time (CEST)

What is the schedule for the Rolex Paris Masters?

Qualifying: Saturday, 26 October at 10:00 a.m. & Sunday, 27 October at 11 a.m. (CEST)
Main Draw: Monday, 28 October to Thursday, 31 October at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. (CET)
Friday, 1 November at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, 2 November at 11:30 a,m,
Doubles Final: Sunday, 3 November at 12:30 p.m.
Singles Final: Sunday, 3 November at 3 p.m.

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What is the prize money and points for the Rolex Paris Masters?

The prize money for the Rolex Paris Masters is €5,950,575 and the Total Financial Commitment is €6,946,835.

SINGLES:
Winner: €919,075/ 1000 points
Finalist: €501,880 / 650 points
Semi-finalist: €274,425/ 400 points
Quarter-finalist: €149,685/ 200 points
Round of 16: €80,065/ 100 points
Round of 28: €42,935/ 50 points
Round of 64: €23,785/ 10 points

DOUBLES (€ per team): 
Winner: €310,900 / 1000 points
Finalist: €162,490 / 600 points
Semi-finalist: €85,870/ 360 points
Quarter-finalist: €47,580/ 180 points
Round of 16: €26,110/ 90 points
Round of 28: €14,500 /0 points

How can I watch the Rolex Paris Masters?

Watch Live on TennisTV
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How can I follow the Rolex Paris Masters?

Hashtag: #RolexParisMasters
YouTube: Rolex Paris Masters
Facebook: Rolex Paris Masters
Instagram: rolexparismasters
Twitter: @RolexPMasters

Who won the last edition of the Rolex Paris Masters in 2023?

Djokovic rolled past Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 to win a record-extending seventh title in the 2023 final in Paris. With his win, the Serbian claimed his record-extending 40th ATP Masters 1000 trophy.

Who holds the Rolex Paris Masters record for most titles, oldest champion, youngest champion and more?

Most Titles, Singles: Novak Djokovic (7)
Oldest Champion: Novak Djokovic, 36, in 2023
Youngest Champion: Boris Becker, 18, in 1986
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1 Stefan Edberg in 1990, No. 1 Pete Sampras in 1997, No. 1 Andre Agassi in 1999, No. 1 Novak Djokovic in 2014-15, 2019, 2021, 2023
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 50 Tomas Berdych in 2005
Most Match Wins: Novak Djokovic (50)

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Two-time defending champ Felix advances in Basel, Ruud suffers Turin blow

  • Posted: Oct 23, 2024

Two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime maintained his dominance at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Wednesday when he moved past Sebastian Baez 7-5, 6-1 to reach the second round.

Auger-Aliassime has won his past 11 matches at the ATP 500 event, having lifted the trophy on debut in 2022 and in 2023. The Canadian looked comfortable in the indoor conditions against Baez, winning 86 per cent (31/36) of his first-serve points to advance after 75 minutes.

Auger-Aliassime is looking to rediscover his best form this week, having fallen in his opening-round matches in Tokyo and Shanghai and in his second-round match in Antwerp.

The 24-year-old, who is trying to become the first player born in 1991 or later to three-peat an ATP Tour event, leads Baez 2-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and will next meet Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

In other action, Casper Ruud’s Nitto ATP Finals hopes took a hit by Roberto Bautista Agut.

The Spaniard won his first tour-level title since 2022 on Sunday in Antwerp and backed that up by defeating Ruud 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The 36-year-old will take on Canadian wild card Denis Shapovalov in the second round.

“I am enjoying it on the court. As you can see I feel well after a tough year,” Bautista Agut said after his two-hour, three-minute win. “I had a lot of pressure and was playing qualies, but as soon as I got a little bit of calm I could play better and I am enjoying it more.”

Ruud leaves Basel seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. He leads ninth-placed Alex de Minaur by 440 points. Rublev, who is also in action in Basel, is currently in the final qualification spot in eighth. De Minaur takes to court in Vienna this week.

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Dimitrov sends letter of intent to fellow Turin hopefuls with Vienna win

  • Posted: Oct 23, 2024

Grigor Dimitrov showed no sign of giving up on the fight to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals with a gutsy opening-round win at the Erste Bank Open on Wednesday.

The third seed kick-started his campaign in Vienna with a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 triumph against China’s Zhang Zhizhen. Dimitrov, who was ousted by Tommy Paul in the Stockholm final last week, bounced back from a sluggish start to clinch a clinical one-hour and 37-minute victory upon return to the Austrian capital.

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“The conditions from last week to today are so different. In the end, I just had to somehow find a way, but I have so much experience in moments like that,” said Dimitrov, who improved to 44-16 on the season.

“At the beginning, I was playing alright, but I wasn’t able to hit my spots on the serve very well. In the second set, I almost had too many opportunities, but in the last game, I had a little more authority which helped me to step through and put a little more pressure on him.”

In his pursuit of qualifying for a second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals (champion, 2017), Dimitrov has momentarily reclaimed 10th place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. The 33-year-old trails eight-placed Andrey Rublev by 520 points, who is the top seed in Basel this week.

Dimitrov leads the Tour with indoor hard-court match wins in 2024 (11-5), and could strengthen his chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals with strong runs in Vienna and at the Rolex Paris Masters.

After dropping serve in the opening game, Dimitrov sprung to life to convert both of the two break points he created, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to steal the first set. Zhang hung tight and kept within touching distance throughout the second, before eventually creating two more break chances of his own in the 11th game.

However, Dimitrov found two ferocious forehand winners to come through the game unscathed before sealing an ultimately decisive break to clinch victory. Dimitrov will next face Tomas Machac, who surged to a 7-6(5), 6-1 triumph against Fabian Marozsan.

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Thiem: Record vs. Big 3 ‘very high up’ in career achievements

  • Posted: Oct 23, 2024

Dominic Thiem competed in an era featuring some of the greatest stars the ATP Tour has ever seen. Yet unlike many of his contemporaries, the Austrian rarely appeared overawed by who was standing on the other side of the net.

Thiem is one of just two players, alongside Andy Murray, to have registered at least five Lexus ATP Head2Head victories against each of the ‘Big Three’. He finished his career with records of 5-2 against Roger Federer, 6-10 against Rafael Nadal, and 5-7 against Novak Djokovic.

So for a player that also reached as high as No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings and lifted 17 tour-level trophies, including at the 2020 US Open, where does his impressive 16-19 overall record against three of tennis’ greatest icons rank in his career achievements?

“[It’s] very high up there. All the matches against the ‘Big Three’, not only the wins but all the matches, because I grew up watching them on TV,” Thiem told ATPTour.com after the final match of his career on Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. “I remember the first match I really set my schedule for [to watch] was the 2005 Roland Garros semi-final, Federer against Nadal.

“All of a sudden, I was playing against all those guys. All the matches against them were an amazing experience and I’m very proud that I had so many of them.”

Although Thiem was unable to prolong his career past the first round in Vienna, where he fell to Luciano Darderi in straight sets, the home favourite nonetheless showed flashes of his flamboyant best in his final professional match. A couple of trademark backhand-down-the-line winners in particular had his adoring home supporters on their feet.

“I really wanted to have some of those signature shots today, so I could show them to the fans one last time as a professional player,” reflected Thiem. “It was very important [to me], and I think people liked it. The one-handed backhand is a very nice shot, which unfortunately we see less and less, but there are still luckily some very good players around, like Lorenzo [Musetti], Stefanos [Tsitsipas], Denis [Shapovalov] and others.

“I hope they will keep it going and I really hope I’m not the last Grand Slam champion with a one-handed backhand for too long.”

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So what next for Thiem? The Austrian has plenty of off-court interests to focus on, including his long-held passion for environmental causes. Yet he acknowledged it will take some time for him to achieve complete emotional closure after retiring from the sport he has played for as long as he can remember.

“It’s a mix of emotions right now,” Thiem told Tennis.com’s Matt Fitzgerald. “Of course I’m very sad, because today the whole Austrian crowd showed me all the emotions and all the energy. I will miss that definitely. But there is also some relief, because in the past weeks and months I was also thinking a lot about how this last match and last week of play was going to look like. Now I’m through that, so I’m relieved.

“Then of course I’m still very emotional from all these years of playing tennis. I was almost professional for 25 years, so it’s a very long time, and it’s not going to be gone from one day to another. So, I still need to process everything, but I’m very happy and I hope the fans are as well.”

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Federer, Nadal congratulate Thiem on ‘illustrious career’

  • Posted: Oct 23, 2024

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal took to social media Tuesday following Dominic Thiem’s loss at the Erste Bank Open to congratulate the Austrian on his retirement.

“An illustrious career comes to a close,” Federer wrote in an Instagram story. “Congratulations Domi.”

Thiem won five of his seven Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings against Federer. Their lone championship clash came at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open, where the Austrian claimed his lone ATP Masters 1000 title.

“No matter the surface, you always found a way to beat me with your thunderous backhands,” Federer wrote. “But more importantly, you did it with grace and sportsmanship.”

Nadal, who won their series 10-6 (Thiem earned four clay-court victories) also posted an Instagram Story, sharing the same sentiment as many: “Danke Domi”.

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Darderi sinks Thiem, ends Austrian’s career in Vienna

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2024

Luciano Darderi had little time for sentiment on Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

The Italian dialled in for a 7-6(6), 6-2 triumph against Dominic Thiem in the final match of the former World No. 3’s career. Darderi kept his cool in a raucous atmosphere at the Wiener Stadthalle, where he edged Thiem in a tight opening set before accelerating to a 91-minute victory.

The 17-time tour-level champion Thiem produced some trademark moments of brilliance in his final outing as a pro, including a couple of rasping backhand winners that had the home fans on their feet. Yet Darderi, the No. 42 in the PIF ATP Rankings, did not let the occasion get the better of him and was ultimately a deserved winner on his Vienna debut.

After Darderi hammered a forehand to secure his win, he was congratulated at the net by Thiem. The Austrian was then in turn saluted by his home crowd, and he also gave a short on-court speech to thank them for their support.

“I’ve had so many nice goodbyes in the last few months, but today I want to say thank you for all the sensational years,” said Thiem. “I am only a part of this career. The whole journey has been an absolute dream and I want this afternoon, this evening to be yours. I couldn’t have imagined it any better. Thank you!”

Thiem had opened a 4-2 lead early in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash with Darderi, but the 22-year-old Italian responded superbly and finished the match having converted three of five break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Darderi arrived in Vienna on a seven-match losing streak, but he will now head into his second-round meeting with seventh seed Jack Draper, a 7-6(5), 7-5 winner against Kei Nishikori, full of confidence. The Cordoba champion Darderi, who had earned only one tour-level win prior to 2024, is 24-23 for the season.

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My Influences: How Sinner helped Fonseca make this critical decision…

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2024

Brazil’s Joao Fonseca enjoyed a taste of the big time at the Nitto ATP Finals last year when he served as a hitting partner at the prestigious year-end event.

The 18-year-old practised with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in Turin, gaining valuable advice and experience. Today, Fonseca is in strong contention to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF after. He has enjoyed a standout 2024 that has included tour-level quarter-finals in Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest.

As part of our Next Gen Influences series, Fonseca caught up with ATPTour.com to talk about his admiration for previous Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champions and other inspirations in his life.

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Which former Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champion did you enjoy watching most when growing up?
Many good players have won the title and I would say the one that I really like to watch, and I really see in myself is Sinner. I really like his aggressive game. Technically, the way he plays aggressively is really my type.

Mentally, he is a bit more calm. He is a shy guy and I like the way that he competes. [He is] not too expressive so this is more similar to me.

Can you remember your first meeting with Jannik?
It was at the Nitto ATP Finals last year. I was a hitting partner and we hit on the first or second day. He is a really nice guy.

Since the beginning I was looking to go to university. I was committed to [the University of] Virginia and he said to me, ‘Are you going to university?’ He said, ‘You are too good for this, go to [the] pros’. So that was a nice thing. I thought this guy was kidding me and playing a joke. That was the first time I had practised with him and he was really nice, as were his coaches.

Can you talk to me about Brazilian legend Gustavo Kuerten?
My first interaction with Guga was at the Davis Cup at the start of the year. He said some really nice stuff to the whole team. [He shared] his experience, the way he managed his career after so many injuries. It is really inspiring and he is an idol. He is a really nice person and he has said some really nice stuff.

Who have been the other biggest influences in your life?
Of course, my dad, I would say he’s an idol for me. He helped me a lot in the process of my career. I am really thankful for him and mom. My dad is my agent. He does all my stuff.

That’s really nice, for my parents to also work with me, so it’s really nice to have those type of parents with me. They help me. They cheer for me. So I don’t know about a specific story, but that is a thing that both my parents, they helped me with traveling, sponsors.

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