Sinner, Alcaraz chasing glory; Turin spots up for grabs: Paris Scouting Report

pThe a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a, the seasonrsquo;s final ATP Masters 1000 event, is here. There are plenty of storylines to follow, from a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a chasing maiden glory at the tournament to the intense PIF ATP Live Race To Turin./p

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pstrong1) Who will qualify for Turin?/strong Four singles places remain at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, with Sinner, Alcaraz, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a already guaranteed a spot at the season finale. Who will join them? a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a, who made the semi-finals on his debut in 2022, will try to return to Inalpi Arena. The American is fifth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. Among those competing in Paris are seventh-placed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview'Casper Ruud/a (3,845 points), a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a (3,720) and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a (3,555), who are all jockeying for position./p

pstrong2) Sinner top seed: /strongThe Italian has already clinched ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours. The 23-year-old has won seven tour-level titles this year and will attempt to claim an eighth this week in Paris. He has tallied a 1-2 record in the tournament, including a loss to Alcaraz in his debut in 2021. Sinner will begin his event against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a or a qualifier/lucky loser./p

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pstrong3) Alcarazrsquo;s Paris push:/strong Two years ago, Alcaraz earned his best a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a result, reaching the quarter-finals. Will he advance deeper this edition? The Spaniard, who is the second seed, will play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-jarry/j551/overview'Nicolas Jarry/a or a qualifier/lucky loser in his opening match. Alcaraz has won four titles this year, most recently claiming the crown in Beijing./p

pstrong4) Fils amp; Humbert flying for France: /strong#NextGenATP star a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview'Ugo Humbert/a, who are good friends, recently played in an all-French Tokyo final, which Fils won. Will one of the home favourites make a big run on home soil at Bercy? Fils, who played his first ATP Tour main draw at this event two years ago, will take on former World No. 3 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marin-cilic/c977/overview'Marin Cilic/a in the first round. Humbert, who will try to use his big lefty serve to his advantage indoors, is the 15th seed and will play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brandon-nakashima/n0ae/overview'Brandon Nakashima/a./p

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pstrong5) Former champs Medvedev, Rune amp; Khachanov:/strong Medvedev (2020), a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview'Holger Rune/a (2022) and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a (2018) are the former a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a champions in the field. Fourth seed Medvedev will face a tricky opener against former Top 10 star a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview'Matteo Berrettini/a or Montreal champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexei-popyrin/p09z/overview'Alexei Popyrin/a. Thirteenth seed Rune opens against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-arnaldi/a0fc/overview'Matteo Arnaldi/a and Khachanov, fresh off his run to the Vienna final, will play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/overview'Pablo Carreno Busta/a. Khachanov leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 6-3./p

pstrong6) French wild cards: /strongThe wild cards in the singles draw are a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-gasquet/g628/overview'Richard Gasquet/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/adrian-mannarino/me82/overview'Adrian Mannarino/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-rinderknech/rc91/overview'Arthur Rinderknech/a. Gasquet will compete at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a for the final time ahead of his retirement at 2025 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a. The former No. 7 in the PIF ATP Rankings has competed in the event 16 times. Mpetshi Perricardrsquo;s rise has been one of the stories of 2024, with his huge serve stymying all styles of opponent./p

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pstrong7) Draper surging: /strongOne year ago, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a was No. 91 in the PIF ATP Rankings, forcing him to compete at an ATP Challenger Tour event instead of in Paris. Now he arrives at the seasonrsquo;s final Masters 1000 event as No. 15 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and fresh off an ATP 500 victory in Vienna. The lefty plays a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jiri-lehecka/l0bv/overview'Jiri Lehecka/a in the first round./p

pstrong8) Zverev seeks another title: /strongZverev has already won one Masters 1000 title this season in Rome. A six-time Masters 1000 titlist overall, the German will try to add a Paris trophy to his resume. The third seed made the final at Bercy in 2020. He faces a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/luciano-darderi/d0fj/overview'Luciano Darderi/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a in his opening match./p

pstrong9) Doubles spots for Turin up for grabs: /strongFour doubles teams have qualified for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a: a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcel-granollers/g710/overview'Marcel Granollers/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/horacio-zeballos/z184/overview'Horacio Zeballos/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-arevalo/a853/overview'Marcelo Arevalo/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview'Mate Pavic/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/simone-bolelli/ba98/overview'Simone Bolelli/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrea-vavassori/va08/overview'Andrea Vavassori/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview'Max Purcell/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jordan-thompson/tc61/overview'Jordan Thompson/a. Who will join them in Turin? Two 2024 Grand Slam champions, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rohan-bopanna/b757/overview'Rohan Bopanna/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview'Matthew Ebden/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/harri-heliovaara/h808/overview'Harri Heliovaara/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henry-patten/p0g6/overview'Henry Patten/a are in good position. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview'Wesley Koolhof/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikola-mektic/mf09/overview'Nikola Mektic/a are fifth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kevin-krawietz/kb92/overview'Kevin Krawietz/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tim-puetz/pc68/overview'Tim Puetz/a are seventh./p

pstrong10) Granollers/Zeballos top seeds, singles stars playing doubles:/strong a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcel-granollers/g710/overview'Marcel Granollers/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/horacio-zeballos/z184/overview'Horacio Zeballos/a are the top seeds in the doubles draw and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-arevalo/a853/overview'Marcelo Arevalo/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mate-pavic/pf00/overview'Mate Pavic/a are the second seeds. There will be plenty of singles stars to watch in doubles, too. Fritz is competing with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a, Ruud is playing alongside a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-machac/m0fh/overview'Tomas Machac/a and Fils with Mpetshi Perricard among others./p

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