The final weekend is here at Paris-Bercy as the Paris Masters will conclude with the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon and our preview runs through the two ties on offer.
Novak Djokovic is the outstanding name left in the reckoning, but faces the most consistent player he has faced yet in Andrey Rublev. While Grigor Dimitrov continues his resurgence against a similarly returning to form, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Match One - Stefanos Tsitsipas v Grigor Dimitrov (starts at 14:00 CET)
The opening tie is the one we just mentioned as Tsitsipas will face Dimitrov.
The latter in particular has been superb all season. Returning to the top 15, reaching the fourth round in two majors and a first final since 2018, it has been the Bulgarian who is only 32 despite being around for some time at his best for the first time in a number of years.
He saw off Hubert Hurkacz last up who always seems to do well in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, Daniil Medvedev was the other main casualty before that in the second round as well as another match against Lorenzo Musetti.
Tsitsipas on the other hand has reached a trio of semi-finals in a row and is showing some of his best tennis again after the middle part of the season saw him losing most weeks early and his relationship with Paula Badosa garnering the most headlines.
But after a tough run through which has seen him defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov among others, another semi-final beckons. It is also a head to head that heavily favours Tsitsipas who currently leads 6-1 with three of those meetings coming last year.
Read also
Match Two - Novak Djokovic v Andrey Rublev (starts at 17:00 CET)
The second semi-final sees the favourite for the title aim to continue his quest for another Paris Masters and that is Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic as ever had his early scare, but has been imperious for the most part. Facing Tallon Griekspoor, he had to take pills from a doctor after going a set down, something that he later revealed was stomach cramps.
But it hasn't stopped him producing on the court. Albeit he did go three sets with Holger Rune who has been heading back towards his best again.
Next up is another consistent player similar to the first semi-final as Andrey Rublev sits waiting. He saw off Alex de Minaur late last night at around 1am after easing through against Botic van de Zandschulp and Yoshihito Nishioka.
The main issue that Rublev may have now in backing it up is just that with a late finish and early return as well as not being hugely troubled in his opening rounds. As expected too, it is Djokovic that dominates the Head to Head record. He sits at 4-1. Rublev's only win coming back in the 2022 Belgrade Final and since then, it has been fairly dominant for Djokovic.
Samuel GillEditor-in-Chief
Samuel Gill is the Chief Content Officer (CCO) of TennisUpToDate.com, a role he has held since 2020. He is responsible for editorial governance across the platform, including setting content standards, overseeing accuracy and consistency, and guiding long-term editorial strategy. Since joining, he has contributed more than 10,000 articles and editorial pieces across the TennisUpToDate network, playing a central role in the daily operation and development of the site.
Based in Leicester, Samuel has a broad background in tennis media. In his current role, he works closely with editors and writers to ensure coverage meets clear journalistic standards, with particular attention to verification, consistency, and timely updates when new information becomes available.
claps 0visitors 0
Just In
Popular News
Latest Comments
- Was Saba not paying attention to those who sought an inordinate amount of attention outside of their sport (occupation)... and to the point they lost their focus and eventually their place in tennis? For example: Giorgi, Bouchard, Raducanu, etc. They became infatuated with endless Selfies, videos, podcasts, TV commercials, magazine shoots, and so on. Thus their tennis suffered. Priorities are important.
mandoist14-11-2026 - I, like writer of this wonderful article, also picked Noskova to win this entire thing. I would love it if she and Andreeva are in the final.Rapunzel12-11-2026
- "Priorities", Saba... spend less time in front of cameras, anti-Social Media, selfies and back to Tennis.mandoist12-11-2026
- Tell this to Andreeva!mandoist12-11-2026
- Andreeva with 11 games in a row to add to Saba's downward spiral issue !!! Personal feelings aside... Jess Pegula may want to reassess her evaluation of Mirra's abilities.mandoist12-11-2026
- I predicted whenthe list was finalised that Linda Noskova would win the WTA Finals and her matches against Gauff and Kostyuk prove that. She is the best (underrated) player in the world!Rapunzel11-11-2026
- Either Lena has a chronic internal ailment (i.e., colitis, enteritis, Crohn's, or some type of lower abdomen issue) -- or she is once again dealing with 'Vukovitis'. Mental stress can indeed cause lower body pains. No matter... whatever is truly going on sucks. "Virus" excuse is getting a bit old -- and often -- at this point.mandoist09-11-2026
- Ironically, Martina became a U.S. Citizen about the same time as the Orange Convicted Felon & Abuser was just beginning on his road to losing all Daddy's Millions!!mandoist09-11-2026
- "Another fresh start is in the cards." Thanks for the Humor!! I'm guessing this is the minimum one can do to keep all your sponsors hanging-on in perpetuity?mandoist09-11-2026
- Vukov is doing this to Lena... AGAIN!!!!! WTA's autonomous collective should be dismantled for allowing Vukov to re-emerge from his hand-slapping suspension. Just ask WTA employees how that's been going lately as they witness his continued verbal abuses. Women's Pro Tennis should start over.mandoist08-11-2026
