On Monday, the first round of the 2022 Paris Masters will feature Slovakia's Alex Molcan, the 46th-ranked player in the world, taking on France's Richard Gasquet, the 74th-ranked player.
At this occasion, Alex Molcan is making his debut. Since he was eliminated in the first round of qualification in Madrid and Rome earlier this year, this will actually be his first appearance in the main draw of any Masters tournament. The top-ranked Slovak player typically competes on clay courts, and earlier this year, she advanced to the finals in Lyon and Rabat before falling to David Goffin and Cameron Norrie, respectively. He did get it to the second round in Basel last week, but another Frenchman, Arthur Rinderknech, defeated him there in straight sets.
Gasquet plans to continue playing even though he is entering the veteran part of his career, unlike some of his French peers, including Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Hugo Simon, who announced their retirements from the sport this year. Additionally, he has a strong history at this competition, having twice advanced to the last eight despite the fact that the most recent of those appearances was seven years ago. In 2007, he reached the semifinals.
Alex Molcan and Richard Gasquet are scheduled to take on one another in the first round of the 2022 Paris Masters on Monday, October 31. The tournament is scheduled to be held from October 31 to November 6, 2022.
The ATP Paris Masters 2022 will have five rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The competition’s main draw is set to commence on October 31, 2022 and conclude on November 6, 2022.
Date | Competition Stage |
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October 31 | Round of 64 |
November 1 | Round of 32 |
November 3 | Round of 16 |
November 4 | Quarterfinals |
November 5 | Semifinals |
November 6 | Finals |
Player | Seed |
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Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Caspar Ruud | 3 |
Daniil Medvedev | 4 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
Novak Djokovic | 6 |
Andrey Rublev | 7 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 8 |
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