2026 Edition: Live draw ceremony
Get comfortable and follow the draw ceremony for the 40th anniversary edition of the Rolex Paris Masters live this Friday from 7pm (Paris time).
Who will succeed Jannik Sinner as champion of the season’s final Masters 1000 event? While that question will not be answered until 8 November, the draw ceremony should already offer a few clues as to the potential paths awaiting the leading contenders.
The draw ceremony live (7pm, Paris time)
The first of those contenders is none other than future world No.1 Alexander Zverev, who secured top spot in the rankings on Monday thanks to his run to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 event in Vienna and who arrives in Paris as the 2024 champion. At the opposite end of the draw will be Carlos Alcaraz, fresh from his title run in Tokyo but still searching for a breakthrough result in Paris, where he has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals.
Both men will dream of meeting in the final, but there will be no shortage of challengers eager to stand in their way. Many players are still chasing precious points in the race to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin, adding even more intrigue to a week that consistently delivers drama and surprises.
The Rolex Paris Masters also provides a major stage for French tennis, which is once again strongly represented in the 2026 main draw. Two years after Ugo Humbert’s memorable run in the French capital, he returns alongside Titouan Droguet, Arthur Fils, Arthur Géa, Quentin Halys, Kyrian Jacquet, Moïse Kouame, Arthur Rinderknech and Luca Van Assche, with further hopefuls still competing in qualifying. All of them will be aiming to make their mark on this landmark edition.
The Rolex Paris Masters on YouTube and in the stands
As part of the 2026 edition, fans will also be able to watch eleven qualifying matches in full (31 October and 1 November at 11:00 on court central and court 1), as well as the men’s wheelchair tennis singles final (8 November at 12:00), by joining the Social Club on the official Rolex Paris Masters YouTube channel.
And, of course, if you would like to experience the action up close, tickets for the Rolex Paris Masters are still available through the tournament’s official ticketing website.