Paris Masters 2023: Singles draw preview and prediction featuring Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton

As the 2023 season comes to an end with only a few tournaments left in the Tour, the penultimate tournament of the year, Paris Masters will begin on the 30th of October. The doubles and the men’s finals will take place on the 5th of November.

This year’s Paris Master will feature the top two players in the World, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz in the same tournament since the US Open. While the Serbian had opted out of the Tour for the Asian leg part of it, Alcaraz suffered a series of disappointing losses at the Asian tournaments. The two will be joined by the other players in the top 10 including the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, and Alexander Zverev. Even American Ben Shelton will be competing this time.

Holger Rune is the defending Champion at Paris, who defeated Novak Djokovic to win the cup last year. Let’s look at the matchups.

Tournament Details:

• Tournament: Rolex Paris Masters 2023
• Date: October 30- November 9th, 2023
• Number of Entrants: 42 (Singles)
• Venue: Paris, France
• Surface: Hard Court
• Prize Money: €5,779,335
• Defending champion (Singles): Holger Rune

Top seeds at the Paris Masters 2023:

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev

Singles Draw Preview:

While Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Holger Rune have received a walkover in the round of 64, they will automatically move to the round of 32. American Ben Shelton will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his first-round match.

Quarter Finals Predictions

• Novak Djokovic to face Ben Shelton
• Carlos Alcaraz to face Karen Khachanov
• Holger Rune to face Taylor Fritz
• Casper Ruud to face Alex de Minaur

Novak, Carlos, Rune, and Ruud will be expected to win their respective quarter-final matches to proceed to the semi-final round. Ben Shelton will not be able to overcome Novak in his quarter-final battle.

Semifinals

• Novak Djokovic to face Taylor Fritz
• Carlos Alcaraz to face Stefanos Tsitsipas

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will emerge victorious in their semi-final bout and face each other in the finals for the Paris Masters title.

Finals

Novak Djokovic will be returning after a long break after winning the US Open to clinch his 24th Grand Slam title. He is in hot form after leading Serbia to the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup. He will look to end the year on a high and finish on top of the World rankings. The Serbian might just edge out past Carlos Alcaraz to win the Paris Masters.

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