ROLEX PARIS MASTERS 1000
Paris, France
November 1-7, 2021
The last big show for the men is here, Paris in Autumn on the banks of
the Seine. A perfect setting to the end of the Masters this season with
all but one of the ATP Top 10 men (no Rafael Nadal) and most of the Top 20 (no Roger Federer) contending. World #1 Novak Djokovic
and World #2 Daniil Medvedev
head the top and bottom of the draw - the 2019 and the 2020 defending
Champions.
As much as the ATP has changed with teens and younger players bullying
their way up the ladder to the top of the rankings, some top-ranked
veterans are stubbornly holding their positions, while other veterans have
burst with renewed vitality. This very well may change in Paris, we shall
see, so let's get to it!💃
Arc de Triomphe in the Fall
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| Arc de Triomphe in the Fall |
Paris Masters 2021
Rolex Paris Masters
AccorHotels Arena
Paris, France
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| Medvedev Man On A Mission! |
Surface: Hard indoors
Draw: Singles 56, doubles 24
Defending champ: Daniil Medvedev
Djokovic
holds the record for most titles with 5 in Paris, the last being in
2019.
The tournament, first held in 1986, is the last Masters event of the
season and the only one that is played indoors. Ilie Nastase, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer
and Novak Djokovic
are the only players to have won both Parisian tournaments – Paris-Bercy and the French Open.
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| AccorHotels Arena - on Quai de Bercy - overlooking the Seine |
Seeds (in order of seeding):
Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev,
Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Jannik Sinner, Felix
Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Diego Schwartzman, Pablo Carreno Busta,
Aslan Karatsev, Roberto Bautista Agut, Gael Monfils, Grigor
Dimitrov.
Medvedev & 2019 Champ Novak Djokovic (likewise on a Mission of his
own)
Eiffel Tower in Autumn
Other notables include: Taylor Fritz, Lloyd Harris, Karen Khachanov
(won title in 2018), Lorenzo
Sonego, Frances Tiafoe.
Several top players are not taking part this year. Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal
and Dominic Thiem
ended their seasons early.
Other players who have withdrawn include Matteo Berrettini, David Goffin, Ugo Humbert
and Denis Shapovalov.
Wildcards: Three French players received wildcards – Richard Gasquet, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, and Arthur Rinderknech, and Brit Sir Andy Murray.
The tourney, with its 1000 points, will play a role in which players
receive the final two spots for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. They include Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz
and Cameron Norrie.
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| Bonne Soiree' ParisBJKC |
BJKC - Prague
So let's see... getting into the loop.
Twelve nations split into four groups:
A:
France, Russia, Canada
B:
Australia, Belarus, Belgium
C:
USA, Spain, Slovakia
D:
Czechia, Germany, Switzerland
The teams (alphabetically):
AUS:
Ajla Tomljanovic, Storm Sanders, Ellen Perez, Olivia Gadecki, Daria Gavrilova
Captain Alicia Molik
** No Barty - boooo
BLR:
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Yuliya Hatouka, Iryna Shymanovich, Vera Lapko, Lidziya Marozava
Captain Tatiana Poutchek
** No Howler, no Vika - boooo boooo
BEL:
Elise Mertens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure, Kirsten Flipkens
Captain Johan Van Herck
CAN:
Rebecca Marino, Carol Zhao, Francoise Abanda, Gabriela Dabrowski
Captain Sylvain Bruneau
** No Bianca, no Leylah - boooo boooo
CZE:
Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova, Tereza Martincova, Katerina Siniakova, Lucie Hradecka
Captain Petr Pala
** No Ka, no Petra, no Ka2 - boooo boooo boooo
FRA:
Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia, Clara Burel, Fiona Ferro
Captain Julien Benneteau
GER:
Angelique Kerber, Andrea Petkovic, Jule Niemeier, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Nastasja Schunk
Captain Rainer Schuettler
RUS:
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Liudmila Samsonova
Captain Igor Andreev
SVK:
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Kristina Kucova, Rebecca Sramkova, Viktoria Kuzmova, Tereza Mihalikova
Captain Matej Liptak
ESP:
Sara Sorribes Tormo, Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, Rebeka Masarova, Aliona Bolsova, Carla Suarez Navarro
Captain Anabel Medina Garrigues
** No Gary, no Badosa - boooo boooo
SUI:
Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Voegele
Captain Heinz Guenthardt
USA:
Danielle Collins, Shelby Rogers, Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe, Caroline Dolehide
Captain Kathy Rinaldi
** Jesus! No Kenin, no Pegula, no Gauff, no Brady - many boooos
**RUSSIA BJK CHAMPS**
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| #1 Novak Djokovic 6th Paris Title |
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| 2021 Champion Djokovic & RUP Daniil Medvedev, how it was written above, how it ended - Missions Accomplished! |
Shirley🎷
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