Rolex Paris Masters 2019 Draw: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Collision Course

Published 10/25/2019, 2:11 PM EDT

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The Rolex Paris Masters 2019 draw has been unveiled and the top ATP men will be tussling win the Paris Masters title in France. The 48-men draw this year looks incredibly deep and filled with quality all the way through.

Rolex Paris Masters 2019 Draw: Novak’s quest for 34th Masters 1000 title

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The top seed and the defending runner-up, Novak Djokovic will aim to better his previous year’s results at the last Masters 1000 event on the ATP Tour. Djokovic has established a stranglehold over the tournament with winning a record four titles – most by any other player till date.

The Serbian received a bye in the first round and will open up against Dusan Lajovic or Richard Gasquet in the second round. He might face Diego Schwartzman in the round of 16 and then followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarters. In the semifinals, he is expected to meet the Russian, Daniil Medvedev or Dominic Thiem. A potential championship match is expected to be between Nadal or Federer and Djokovic.

Rolex Paris Masters 2019 Draw: Nadal’s route to maiden Paris Masters title

Rafael Nadal’s best result at the Paris Masters came in 2007 when he reached the finals but fell short of David Nalbandian in the title match. He missed the last year’s edition due to injury. The Spaniard will start his campaign for his maiden Paris Masters 1000 title against Adrian Mannarino in the second round after receiving a bye in the opening round.

Rafael Nadal set up a potential third-round match against Stan Wawrinka. The 33-year-old might meet the defending champion Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinal. The Mallorcan would be up against arch-rival Roger Federer in the semifinals. After his win over Thiem, he might set up a final with Novak Djokovic.

Rolex Paris Masters 2019 Draw: Roger’s road to 2nd Paris Masters title

Roger Federer will aim to claim his second Masters 1000 event in the 2019 season in Paris. The Swiss maestro has not won the Paris Masters title since 2011. Last year, the 38-year-old felt short of Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and will hope to better his results in this year’s feature.

The Basel native receives a bye in the first round and would open up against Nikoloz Basilashvili in the second round, followed by Gael Monfils in the third round and might be up against Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. A potential semifinals clash is expected between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. If through, Federer could meet Novak Djokovic for the title match.

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Rolex Paris Masters 2019 Draw: Medvedev’s path in Paris

US Open 2019 runner-up, Daniil Medvedev reached back-to-back Masters 1000 finals in the last six events on the ATP Tour since the start of summer hard court season in Washington. He has also reached the finals in the past three Masters 1000 tournament, finishing runner-up to Nadal in Montreal and triumphing in Cincinnati and Shanghai. The next-gen star looks to continue his impressive run in Paris.

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The 23-year-old receives a bye in the first round. Medvedev will open up against Guido Pella or qualifier in the second round. He set up a potential third-round against John Isner followed by Dominic Thiem in the quarters and Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The Russian might clash against Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal in the finals if he wins against the No.1 seed.

In some interesting first-round matches – Frances Tiafoe will face compatriot Taylor Fritz in the battle of the next-gen players. Giles Simon will face a tough task ahead of him the opening round against Denis Shapovalov. Andrew Rublev could face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in an interesting first-round match.

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