ATP Paris Bercy: Men’s Singles Draw Preview, Analysis and Prediction for Rolex Paris Masters 2020

Rolex Paris Masters, the last ATP 1000 event this year will commence from 2^nd November. Top ranked players are in action to claim the trophy except Novak Djokovic, the defending champion and World number 1, who decided to skip the tournament after new rules for points system was introduced.

Rafael Nadal, who lifted his 13^th French Open earlier this month, leads the field once again in Paris, being the top seed. The Spaniard has never won the Paris Masters title before and would be aiming for his 36^th Masters title. Some other big names include the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev. Dominic Thiem also decided to withdraw from the tournament after a foot injury which troubled him at the Vienna Open.

Match Details:

• Date: 2-8 November, 2020
• Tournament: ATP Paris Bercy 2020
• Venue: Paris, France
• Category: ATP 1000
• Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
• Prize Money: Approx. €3,151,145
• Defending champion: Novak Djokovic

Top Half

First Quarter

The first quarter of the draw has the likes of the top seed, Rafael Nadal who is seeking his maiden Paris Bercy Masters. The quarter includes the 9^th seed, Pablo Carreno Busta and 8^th seed, Borna Coric. Nadal has received a bye in the 1^st round, and will face either Feliciano Lopez or Krajinovic In the 2^nd round.  His third round opponent is expected to be Borna Coric. The Spaniard will reach the quarterfinals where his likely to face Pablo Carreno Busta who opens his campaign against French Open revelation, Hugo Gaston with a potential last 8 encounter against David Goffin.

1^st Quarterfinal Prediction: Rafael Nadal vs Pablo Carreno Busta

Player to watch out for: Jan Lennard Struff

Second Quarter

The second quarter has the likes of the 4^th seed, Alexander Zverev and the 5^th seed, Andrey Rublev who can hardly put a foot wrong at this moment and has won 4 ATP titles this year. The quarter also includes Grigor Dimitrov and the 3 time Grandslam champion, Stan Wawrinka. Alexander Zverev received a bye in Round 1 and will most probably face John Millman in Round 2. He might have to get through against Dimitrov to book a place in the last 8 where he will face Andrey Rubelv. Rublev’s first real challenge will come in the last 16 against Stan Wawrinka.

2^nd Quarerfinal Prediction: Alexander Zverev vs Andrey Rublev

Player to watch out for: Dan Evans

Bottom Half

Third Quarter

The third quarter has the likes of the 6^th seed, Diego Schwartzman and the 3^rd seed, Daniil Medvedev.  Diego Schwartzman received a bye in the 1^st round and faces a 2^nd round match up against Taylor Fritz. However he is expected to come through defeating his probable third round opponent, Karen Khachanov and progress into the quarterfinals. The lower half of the 3^rd quarter is wide open as Medvdev has not been in the best of form in the past 2 months. He received a bye in Round 1 and faces a 2^nd round meeting against Kevin Anderson, who will potentially knock out the Russian.

Alex De Minaur will be the other quarterfinalist after his impressive showing at the European Open where he reached the finals. He faces Dusan Lajovic in Round  1 with a potential 2^nd round clash against Lorenzo Sonego, who defeated Novak Djokovic in the last 8 in Vienna.

3^rd Quarterfinal Prediction: Diego Schwartzman vs Alex De Minaur

Player to watch out for: Alex De Minaur

Fourth Quarter

The fourth quarter has the likes of 2^nd seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7^th seeded Mario Berretitini , Milos Raonic and Felix Auger Aliassime. Stefanos Tsitsipas will reach the quarterfinals but he faces a stern 2^nd round test against Ugo Humbert or Casper Ruud. Tsitsipas might face Felix Auger Aliassime in the 3^rd round in Paris. His opponent in the last 8 will be Milos Raonic, the big serving Canadian who faces Bedene in Round 1 and a potential  last 16 clash with Berretitini.

4^th Quarterfinal Prediction: Sefanos Tsitsipas vs Milos Raonic

Player to watch out for: Ugo Humbert

Quarterfinals

The first quarterfinal between Rafael Nadal and Carreno Busta will see two Spaniards against each other. Nadal will win the encounter to progress into the last 4. The 2^nd quarterfinal  between Zverev and Rublev will be one of the matches of the tournament as both the Nextgen stars go against each other. Zverev will just edge out Rublev in a 3 set thriller.

The 3^rd quarterfinal will feature Diego Schwartzman against Australian, Alex De Minaur. Schwartzman will win the encounter to progress into the semifinals where his opponent will be the winner of the 4^th quarterfinal match between Tsitsipas and Raonic. Tsitsipas will prevail over the Canadian, Raonic in a three set battle.

1^st Semifinal Prediction: Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev

2^nd Semifinal Prediction: Diego Schwartzman vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Semifinals

Rafael Nadal will be up against Alexander Zverev in an intriguing semifinal clash The Spaniard will defeat Zverev in a three set thriller which can go to the distance and book a place in the finals of the Paris Masters.

The 2^nd semifinal between Schwartzman and Tsitsipas will see two French Open semifinalists of 2020 against each other. Schwartzman will defeat the Greek in the match and book a place in the finals and almost assure himself of a ticket to the Nitto ATP Finals.

Final

Rafael Nadal will face Diego Schwartzman in a rematch of the French Open semifinal this year. Nadal will defeat the Argentinian in straight sets to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and move equal with Djokovic on 36 ATP Titles.

Title Winner: Rafael Nadal

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