ATP M1000 Paris 2023

[Rattie]

Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Holger Rune
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Casper Ruud
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Alexander Zverev
11. Hubert Hurkacz
12. Tommy Paul
13. Alex de Minaur
14. Frances Tiafoe
15. Ben Shelton
16. Karen Khachanov

 

[Milanez82]

Damn, a potential Djokovic-Shelton rematch on a fast indoor court.

Things might get messy

 

[dking68]

@Kralingen Sinner is crushing Alcaraz in Turin. Bookmark it and be my guest

 

[Kralingen]

Have to say that’s a pretty entertaining draw, happy with that.

There’s a ton of guys with a lot to play for here - at the top, Djokoraz for YE #1, and a 5 man race for 3 spots in Turin: Ruud, Rune, Tsits, Hurkacz, Fritz, Zverev all in the mix.

Obviously Shelton-Djokovic rematch would be fun especially with the jump Shelton has made post-USO, and then the possibility of a Djokovic-Rune finals rematch too in the QF.

Interesting to see how Fils plays in his native Paris, I’d probably make him favorite over Fritz in current form, would be a cracker between him and Rune.

Then you’ve got likely Sinner in the SFs although his quarter is boring.

On the other side though, Dimitrov Medvedev rematch in the 2nd round would be great, some fun potential early rounders, and then seeing Carlos really make a push for YE #1 will be intriguing.

 

[Kralingen]

@Kralingen Sinner is crushing Alcaraz in Turin. Bookmark it and be my guest

Let’s see him get by Djokovic first

 

[dking68]

Have to say that’s a pretty entertaining draw, happy with that.

There’s a ton of guys with a lot to play for here - at the top, Djokoraz for YE #1, and a 5 man race for 3 spots in Turin: Ruud, Rune, Tsits, Hurkacz, Fritz, Zverev all in the mix.

Obviously Shelton-Djokovic rematch would be fun especially with the jump Shelton has made post-USO, and then the possibility of a Djokovic-Rune finals rematch too in the QF.

Interesting to see how Fils plays in his native Paris, I’d probably make him favorite over Fritz in current form, would be a cracker between him and Rune.

Then you’ve got likely Sinner in the SFs although his quarter is boring.

On the other side though, Dimitrov Medvedev rematch in the 2nd round would be great, some fun potential early rounders, and then seeing Carlos really make a push for YE #1 will be intriguing.

Carlos would’ve dreaded Sinner indoors

 

[dking68]

Let’s see him get by Djokovic first

I say they meet in the round Robin, and Alcaraz gets crushed and not make it past the group stage

 

[dking68]

Let’s see him get by Djokovic first

Alcaraz doesn’t have a chance against Sinner indoors. Sinner will just eat his pathetic serve alive and make him run hopelessly

 

[chuckersthenut]

This draw is spicy.

Poor Casper gets Monfils/Cerundolo after a bye. Then either Lehecka/Korda/Hurkacz next.

Tiafoe also gets the shaft. Bublik round 1. Jarry/Popyrin rd 2. Then one of Musetti, Dimitrov, Medvedev rd 3. Brutal on indoor fast courts.

Overall this should be a good one. Glad to see Rune is coming back into decent form. Had a tough match with the sand flea last today.

 

[Lauren_Girl']

Good draw for Nole, imo. He avoids Medvedev, Zverev and Hurkacz, to me they were the most dangerous opponents!
Can Sinner make the SF? He lost early in Cincinnati and Shanghaï after his Toronto/Beijing wins. And his trackrecord in Paris isn't really good... in fact he has never won a match there (1st round to Alcaraz in 2021 and Hüssler in 2022). I'm glad Djokovic got Sinner instead of Medvedev.
Maybe a rematch of the 2022 final in QF, between Djokovic and Rune. Will be a blockbuster match if it happens. But Rune is having some tough matches in Basel this week... May not be very fresh if he makes the QF in Paris...
Djokovic/Shelton could also be a great blockbuster match. But Shelton has zero experience in Indoors so let's see if he can get past ADF and Griekspoor first. Don't rejoice too fast if you already expect to see that match.

 

[Rattie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717962642986348860

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717962548673237065

 

[HashDump]

Alcaraz doesn’t have a chance against Sinner indoors. Sinner will just eat his pathetic serve alive and make him run hopelessly

Do you consider Sinner as baby Federer?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

We could get Djokovic v Rune quarters. A Djokovic Becker reunion could be on cards.

 

[I Am Finnish]

a player who is not going to tank

 

[DSH]

Damn, a potential Djokovic-Shelton rematch on a fast indoor court.

Things might get messy

It's the call of the tournament.

 

[Rattie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718270990843621460

 

[DSH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718270990843621460

They are not British, they are Finnish!

 

[Enceladus]

Wow, Thiem didn't get a WC from the organizers and had to go into the qualification, he has a 2nd qualification round against O'Connell. It is unusual to see a Grand Slam winner play a qualify draw.

 

[Aabye5]

Do you consider Sinner as baby Federer?

Why Federer? Their games don't bear much resemblance?

 

[chrischris]

Hope Domi gets by McDonell today..
Domi is slowly gaining his game back... Very slowly

 

[Rovesciarete]

Wow, Thiem didn't get a WC from the organizers and had to go into the qualification, he has a 2nd qualification round against O'Connell. It is unusual to see a Grand Slam winner play a qualify draw.

Frenchly unsurprising...

 

[Eureka]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718270990843621460

Sorry to hear of CM's injury / related impact upon the GB Davies Cup team. It was going to be somewhat of a challenge for us anyway, but without CM and DE, I suspect we'd be better of selling hotdogs outside the stadium than compete! Looool!

This item from the ATP site summarises the current state of flux for the remaining season reasonably clearly:

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/paris-2023-draw

 

[Eureka]

Have to say that’s a pretty entertaining draw, happy with that.

................. and then seeing Carlos really make a push for YE #1 will be intriguing.

Precisely so. Lots to look forward to.

 

[Winners or Errors]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717962642986348860

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717962548673237065

Well, it looks like Djoker has the tougher draw by quite a bit this time.

 

[Winners or Errors]

Seeds:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Holger Rune
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Casper Ruud
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Alexander Zverev
11. Hubert Hurkacz
12. Tommy Paul
13. Alex de Minaur
14. Frances Tiafoe
15. Ben Shelton
16. Karen Khachanov

Look at how much more interesting this tournament is in the early rounds. They very much need to drop slams to 16 seeds.

 

[Rattie]

 

[nolefam_2024]

We could get Djokovic v Rune quarters. A Djokovic Becker reunion could be on cards.

Becker should switch sides like Paul Bearer

 

[BeatlesFan]

Becker should switch sides like Paul Bearer

Boris made it abundantly clear yesterday he's sticking with Rune.

 

[dking68]

Becker should switch sides like Paul Bearer

Sinner would destroy Alcaraz every time if he hires him

 

[1hander]

Domi through in straights!

 

[Aabye5]

Zeus is back, baby! Must have heard some mere mortals were trying to steal his thunder. Eubanks, who?

 

[Rattie]

Updated draw which includes the qualifiers.

 

[Vincent-C]

How is it that the one-handers keep meeting up early- or at all? Wawrinka-Thiem; Dimitrov-Musetti.. that's bunk.

 

[Rovesciarete]

Happy for Thiem but why already against Wawrinka?

Musetti meeting Dimitrov a bit too often for my taste.

 

[Vincent-C]

It appears Shapovalov is done for the year, despite earlier claims from his camp. Interesting.

 

[rigged]

Truly hope for a Sinner-Djokovic QF just to see how well is Sinner doing against him after improving many aspects of his game.

 

[Rattie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718718998303461734

 

[Aabye5]

It appears Shapovalov is done for the year, despite earlier claims from his camp. Interesting.

Re-tooling, maybe? Will he unveil a new, unflustered Shapo in January? Would love to see it.

 

[Vincent-C]

Re-tooling, maybe? Will he unveil a new, unflustered Shapo in January? Would love to see it.

Well, we can hope for the best- I sure will. The kid can sure play when he sets his mind to it.
His mind might be on other very human activities around now, though.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Great lineup in the doubles with heaps of singles players in action along with the top doubles teams.

Some big names:
Sinner/Wawrinka playing together
Djokovic/Kecmanovic! (possible pairing ahead of the Paris Olympics next year??)
Lehecka/Shelton
Melo/Zverev back together again
Felix and Korda
Khachanov and Rublev who made the final here in 2019 and won Madrid earlier this year are back!

 

[Rovesciarete]

Great lineup in the doubles with heaps of singles players in action along with the top doubles teams.

Some big names:
Sinner/Wawrinka playing together
Djokovic/Kecmanovic! (possible pairing ahead of the Paris Olympics next year??)

Davis Cup coming up for Serbia. Novak wants to win it. Doubles will be very important.

 

[Move]

Happy Botic made it through qualification. If Shelton reaches Djokovic I expected a much more subdued interaction between the two. It seems Ben has now learned how the pros on the Tour interact with each other so no US college tennis antics anymore for Ben

 

[Winners or Errors]

A lot of interesting matches early at Paris this year. We'll see if it all melts down into Djokovic-Alcaraz, but I can always hope for someone to step up. Love that the old man can still win, but really want new blood rising.

 

[Notorious_Junkballer]

Yes Fokina ousted Shelton!!!

 

[Winners or Errors]

Yes Fokina ousted Shelton!!!

One of many interesting first round encounters.

 

[chuckersthenut]

Eubanks continues to slide back into obscurity. Bublik serving for match against tiafoe. Not a good day for the African Americans so far

 

[James P]

Shelton and Tiafoe eliminated from the Race. 9 left for the final 3 spots.

 

[Rozroz]

Murray looks pale and quiet

 

[coolcamden]

Shelton lost the phone.

 

[Arak]

Murray is always very strong in early stages of tournaments. Then he fades away.