{"id":949569,"date":"2026-11-02T06:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T06:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949569\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T06:28:08","slug":"race-to-turin-daily-jodars-must-win-start-opens-the-paris-decider-with-djokovic-facing-basel-champion-vacherot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949569\/","title":{"rendered":"Race to Turin, daily: Jodar\u2019s must-win start opens the Paris decider, with Djokovic facing Basel champion Vacherot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four players are already in: Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton and Daniil Medvedev. Jannik Sinner, second in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, is out for the rest of the season<\/a>, so ninth place is the last place in. The four remaining places are held this morning by Flavio Cobolli<\/a> (3,690 points), Arthur Fils<\/a> (3,535), Frances Tiafoe (3,430) and Alex de Minaur<\/a> (3,210). Jodar is 10th, one point behind de Minaur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Race to Turin before the Rolex Paris Masters<\/p>\n

#Player\u00a0Pts
\n1Alexander Zverev
Qualified \u00b7 Paris: No. 1, bye9,350
\n2Jannik Sinner
Out for the season7,950
\n3Carlos Alcaraz
Qualified \u00b7 Paris: No. 2, bye5,110
\n4Ben Shelton
Qualified \u00b7 Paris: No. 3, bye4,530
\n5Daniil Medvedev
Qualified \u00b7 Paris: No. 4, bye3,860
\nQualified: 4 of 8 places
\n6Flavio Cobolli
Paris: No. 5, bye3,690
\n7Arthur Fils
Paris: No. 6, bye3,535
\n8Frances Tiafoe
Paris: No. 7, bye3,430
\n9Alex de Minaur
Paris: No. 8, bye3,210
\nLast place in: 9th
\n10Rafael Jodar
Paris: No. 9, vs. Alejandro Tabilo3,209
\n11Novak Djokovic
Paris: No. 10, vs. Valentin Vacherot2,900
\n12Taylor Fritz
Paris: No. 11, vs. Benjamin Bonzi2,895
\n13Tommy Paul
Paris: No. 12, vs. Holger Rune2,775
\n14Jiri Lehecka
Paris: vs. Alex Michelsen2,580
\n16Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Paris: No. 13, vs. Moise Kouame2,520<\/p>\n

PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, points since Jan. 1, Monday morning. Sinner is out for the season, so ninth place is the last place in. Mensik (2,545) and Auger-Aliassime (2,475) are not in the Paris draw.<\/p>\n

Jodar has no margin<\/p>\n

Jodar is the only contender whose week can end in his first match. If he loses to Tabilo, he is out of the race: the four men above him already have more than his 3,209 points, and none of them can lose any. A win would take him to 3,234 points, 24 ahead of de Minaur, who has a first-round bye.<\/p>\n

Djokovic needs the semifinals at least<\/p>\n

Djokovic is 11th with 2,900 points. Reaching the quarterfinals would take him to 3,090, still short of de Minaur\u2019s current total, so the semifinals (3,290) are the minimum to stay alive. The title would take him to 3,890 and guarantee his place. Taylor Fritz<\/a>, who opens against qualifier Benjamin Bonzi<\/a>, is in the same situation: 3,285 with the semifinals, 3,885 with the title.<\/p>\n

What each contender needs<\/p>\n

Cobolli is the best placed. A run to the quarterfinals would make sure of his place, whatever happens elsewhere. Fils would need the semifinals, while Tiafoe, de Minaur and Jodar would need to reach the final to be certain of Turin. Djokovic, Fritz and Tommy Paul can only make sure of a place by winning the title.<\/p>\n

What each contender needs in Paris<\/p>\n

PlayerStill alive if he reachesSure of Turin if he reaches
\nFlavio CobolliAlready aliveQuarterfinals
\nArthur FilsAlready aliveSemifinals
\nFrances TiafoeAlready aliveFinal
\nAlex de MinaurAlready aliveFinal
\nRafael JodarSecond round (must win first match)Final
\nNovak DjokovicSemifinalsThe title
\nTaylor FritzSemifinalsThe title
\nTommy PaulFinalThe title
\nJiri LeheckaThe titleNot even with the title
\nAlejandro Davidovich FokinaThe titleNot even with the title<\/p>\n

\u201cSure of Turin\u201d: qualified whatever the other results, given the Paris draw. Calculated from the live Race\u2019s points for each round. A tie on points is treated as not sure.<\/p>\n

Further down, the chances are slimmer. Paul needs at least the final to stay in contention. Jiri Lehecka<\/a>, beaten by Vacherot in the Basel final, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who faces Brest champion Moise Kouame<\/a>, can only hope with the title, and even that would not be enough on its own: it would depend on the others\u2019 results.<\/p>\n

Four possible duels in the third round<\/p>\n

The draw has put four pairs of contenders in the same section, with a possible meeting in the third round: Djokovic against de Minaur, Paul against Tiafoe, Jodar against Cobolli and Fritz against Fils, a rematch of last week\u2019s Basel quarterfinal<\/a>. Djokovic, Paul, Jodar and Fritz would need two wins to get there, de Minaur, Tiafoe, Cobolli and Fils one. De Minaur and Jodar, separated by one point, are in opposite halves and can only meet in the final.<\/p>\n

Race totals by round reached in Paris<\/p>\n

PlayerOut 1stR16QFSFFW
\nCobolli3,6903,7803,8804,0804,3304,680
\nFils3,5353,6253,7253,9254,1754,525
\nTiafoe3,4303,4803,5803,7804,0304,380
\nde Minaur3,2103,2603,3603,5603,8104,160
\nJodar3,2093,2843,3843,5843,8344,184
\nDjokovic2,9002,9903,0903,2903,5403,890
\nFritz2,8952,9853,0853,2853,5353,885
\nPaul2,7752,8252,9253,1253,3753,725
\nLehecka2,5802,6302,7302,9303,1803,530
\nDavidovich Fokina2,5202,6102,7102,9103,1603,510<\/p>\n

\u201cOut 1st\u201d: loses his first match. R16, QF, SF, F: total if he reaches that round. W: total with the title. For Jodar, Djokovic, Fritz, Paul, Lehecka and Davidovich Fokina, reaching the R16 means winning two matches; the seeds with a bye need one.<\/p>\n

Sources: PIF ATP Live Race to Turin (live ranking, Monday morning); Rolex Paris Masters main draw and order of play, Monday, Nov. 2; 2026 ATP Rulebook (4.01, 9.03). Scenarios calculated from the live Race\u2019s points for each round and the Paris draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four players are already in: Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton and Daniil Medvedev. Jannik Sinner, second in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-949569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}