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\n Alcaraz & Sinner discover Paris draw fate; Turin contenders in same quarter… <\/p>\n
Sinner seeded to meet Shelton in quarter-finals; Defending champ Zverev in draw<\/p>\n
October 24, 2025<\/p>\n
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Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz is chasing his first Rolex Paris Masters title.
\n By Jerome Coombe<\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner<\/a> now know their potential paths to a maiden Rolex Paris Masters<\/a> crown \u2014 and perhaps, to a sixth consecutive showdown in a final.<\/p>\n World No. 1 Alcaraz returns to action for the first time in more than three weeks, opening his Paris campaign against Cameron Norrie<\/a> or Sebastian Baez<\/a>, following Friday\u2019s official draw. Sinner, who is still alive in the Vienna semi-finals, will begin his run at La D\u00e9fense Arena against Alex Michelsen<\/a> or Zizou Bergs<\/a>.<\/p>\n View the draw<\/a><\/p>\n The final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season promises high stakes, with potential major implications for the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin as players vie for the remaining spots at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and Casper Ruud<\/a> could meet in a blockbuster third-round match. Auger-Aliassime is ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, currently just 410 points ahead of 11th-placed Ruud, who is still alive in Basel. Jack Draper<\/a>, who is 10th, is not competing through the end of the season through injury.<\/p>\n Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>, aiming to debut at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, sits in the final qualification spot at eighth. He begins his Paris campaign against a qualifier or special entry and is seeded to meet defending champion Alexander Zverev<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n Fourth seed Taylor Fritz<\/a> and sixth seed Alex de Minaur<\/a>, both in strong contention to return to Turin, are seeded quarter-final opponents. Denis Shapovalov<\/a> faces a rematch with #NextGenATP star Joao Fonseca<\/a> in his opener, with the winner to face 2018 Paris champion Karen Khachanov<\/a>.<\/p>\n You May Also Like: Alcaraz arrives in Paris as new era gets underway at La D\u00e9fense Arena <\/a><\/p>\n Cousins Arthur Rinderknech<\/a> and Valentin Vacherot<\/a>, who were both present at the draw ceremony, could face each other in the second round. Vacherot, who defeated Rinderknech in the Shanghai final to become the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion, faces 14th seed Jiri Lehecka<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alcaraz and Sinner have met in the final in the past five tournaments where they have both competed, including their clash at the US Open<\/a>, where Alcaraz prevailed in four sets to reclaim the World No. 1 spot for the first time since 2023. The Spaniard now leads Sinner 10-5 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n