2023 Paris Masters: Dates, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz playing status, draw, prize money, TV info

All the information you need ahead of the 2023 Paris Masters with Holger Rune looks to join Novak Djokovic on the short list of players who have successfully defended their title.

Tell us more about the Paris Masters and the venue

The Paris Masters has been part of the tennis calendar since 1969 and this year marks the 51st edition of the event. It became an ATP Masters 1000 event in 1990 and it is traditionally the final Masters tournament of the season.

The tournament has been staged on the AccorHotels Arena – also known as Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy – since the late 1980s and indoor hard courts have been used since 2007.

What about the dates for this year’s tournament

Last year the Paris Masters was the final regular event on the ATP Tour calendar before the ATP Finals, but this year it is the penultimate tournament as it will be staged from October 30 until November 5.

Both the singles and the doubles finals will be played on Sunday, November 5 with the latter taking place at 12:30 local time (GMT+1).

The main event, the singles final, is scheduled for 15:00 local time (GMT+1).

The playing statuses of the big stars…

The top two players in the world, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, will once again feature in the same tournament for the first time since the US Open.

Djokovic opted to skip the Asian swing following his US Open title run while he is also not in action at this week’s Swiss Indoors or Vienna Open.

Alcaraz, meanwhile, played in Asia but then picked up an injury and withdrew from the Swiss Indoors.

They will be joined by the rest of the top 42 players in the rankings with Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev completing the top 10.

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What about the draw?

The draw for the Paris Masters is scheduled for Saturday, October 28 at 12:00pm, so that is 10:00am GMT (don’t forget the clocks go back on Sunday, October 29).

Who is the defending champion in Paris-Bercy?

Holger Rune is looking to become only the second player after Novak Djokovic to successfully defend his Paris Masters title.

The Dane won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at last year’s event when he defeated Djokovic 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final, having also taken out the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev en route to the final.

Who is the king of the Paris Masters?

Look no further than Novak Djokovic is he is looking for a record-extending seventh title at Paris-Bercy. His last title came in 2021 when he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final.

Did you know?
Djokovic is the only player to have successfully defended his Paris Masters title and he achieved the feat when he won three in a row from 2013 until 2015.

Which TV channels will broadcast the Paris?

Amazon Prime will broadcast the final ATP Masters 1000 event of the year in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

A combination of Canal+ and Eurosport will air the Paris Masters in the host country, France, while Sky covers Germany, Austria and Switzerland. You can choose Telefonica (Movistar) and Siccative (TVE) in Spain while Eurosport is the host channel in several other countries on mainland Europe.

Tennis Channel has the broadcasting rights in the United States and Rogers Sportsnet and TSN will show the event in Canada. If you live in Australia then beInNSPORTS will be your channel of choice, SuperSport covers sub-Saharan Africa and ESPN provides coverage for Latin America.

What about the prize money and ranking points?

The prize purse stands at €5,779,335 for the 2023 tournament, a slight increase from last year’s event.

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