Paris Masters Draw 2025 – Perfect tennis

The final Masters 1000 of the season is here, and while the Race to Turin is all but decided, there’s still plenty going on in Paris with ranking points, 25% bonuses and one last chance to end the year on a high.

This year’s Rolex Paris Masters marks the tournament’s first full edition at La Défense Arena, Europe’s largest indoor arena, and Bercy is now a thing of the past.

While it was never the best spot for TV viewers due to the camera angle, it made for a great atmosphere and perhaps the coolest walk-ons and player introductions on tour, so we’ll see if this new location can replicate that.

Carlos Alcaraz headlines as the top seed, returning from a three-week break following his Tokyo triumph, while Jannik Sinner anchors the bottom half. Alexander Zverev is defending the crown he won 12 months ago, and Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Alex de Minaur are all looking to end strong seasons with a statement.

There is less excitement at the end of the year this time, as basically all places in Turin are locked. With Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas all missing, the draw feels wide open for someone to seize the moment and claim their first Masters 1000 title.

Tournament information

Rolex Paris Masters 2025 seeds

1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Jannik Sinner
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Ben Shelton
6. Alex de Minaur
7. Lorenzo Musetti
8. Casper Ruud
9. Félix Auger-Aliassime
10. Karen Khachanov
11. Daniel Medvedev
12. Andrey Rublev
13. Alexander Bublik
14. Jiří Lehečka
15. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
16. Jakub Menšík

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2025 Paris Masters draw

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Thoughts on the draw

Upper half

Seeded Players: (1) Carlos Alcaraz, (8) Casper Ruud, (9) Félix Auger-Aliassime, (12) Andrey Rublev, (13) Alexander Bublik, (14) Jiří Lehečka, (15) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, (16) Daniil Medvedev

Predicted semi-finals: Carlos Alcaraz (1) against Casper Ruud

Returning to action for the first time since his Tokyo triumph, Carlos Alcaraz is looking to end his season on a high and claim his first Rolex Paris Masters title.

He opens against either Cameron Norrie or Sebastián Báez, a pair of tricky opponents known for their consistency, although neither has been particularly threatening of late.

A potential third-round meeting with Jiří Lehečka could await, and he has proven he can hang with Alcaraz in some of their previous meetings.

Shanghai finalists Vacherot and Rinderknech also sit in this section, and it will be interesting to see if they can replicate the level they showed in Asia now that they are back on home soil.

Elsewhere in this half, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Casper Ruud are potential quarter-final opponents for Alcaraz. Aliassime withdrew in his game in Basel today, which all but ended his Turin hopes, so there’s probably a chance he won’t play.

Ruud also retired against Davidovich Fokina so his fitness is also in question, will he turn up in Paris just to avoid the 25% bonus deduction if he doesn’t play? Perhaps.

The second quarter has Taylor Fritz (4) and Alex de Minaur (6). Fritz’s opener is a bye, but his division is filled with tricky chaos traders like Corentin Moutet, Alexander Bublik and Terence Atmane, while De Minaur’s corridor has Tallon Griekspoor/Gabriel Diallo, Shapovalov/Fonseca and possibly Karen Khachanov, 2018 potential player of the year in Paris, even if the potential location in Paris does not change. factor.

Lower half

Seeded Players: (2) Jannik Sinner, (3) Alexander Zverev, (5) Ben Shelton, (7) Lorenzo Musetti, (11) Daniil Medvedev, (12) Andrey Rublev, (15) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, (16) Jakub Menšík

Projected semi-final Alexander Zverev (5) vs Jannik Sinner (2)

Alexander Zverev (3) anchors the top quarter of the bottom half with Lorenzo Musetti (7) seeded over. Zverev’s early rounds look manageable, but Davidovich Fokina or Ugo Humbert can be tricky; the latter, in particular, is a real handful indoors, and he’s currently in the last four over in Basel.

Musetti is currently still in the Vienna tournament and could face Daniil Medvedev in the third round. Meddy ended his title drought in Almaty, but I’m still not sold on his level, and he just can’t seem to break through the guys he used to dominate 2/3 years ago.

Grigor Dimitrov is also back in the draw after his horrific Wimbledon injury, but is short on match play and faces big-serving Mpetshi Perricard in his opener. A year ago, GMP would have been the hot favourite, but he has been unable to replicate his 2024 season, so a Dimitrov win is not out of the question if he can hit the ground running.

Jannik Sinner (2) headlines the lower quarter in the lower half and opens against Alex Michelsen or Zizou Bergs. Sinner’s indoor depth and pace control has been ruthless of late, so I can see him completely sweeping the indoor season with Vienna, Paris and Turin on the way.

Ben Shelton (5) is the seed to face him in the quarters, but he is struggling to get back to his best after the shoulder injury, and he will have to navigate David Goffin/Alexandre Muller and possibly Andrey Rublev (12), who are always a handful under cover. Jakub Menšík (16) is a lively floater if fit after pulling out of his match at the Swiss Indoors.

Who do you think will win the Paris Masters? Is Sinner a lock for the title?