Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner haven’t wasted any time sweeping through the ATP’s most important events. Between them, they’ve won all four majors, the ATP Finals, the Davis Cup, and eight of the nine Masters 1000s. Neither has turned 25 yet.
The one missing crown from their collection is the Paris Masters, which starts on Monday. The Spaniard and the Italian, who are the top two seeds, will be heavily favored to face off for the title. In the last five tournaments that both of them have entered, they’ve met in the final each time.
The event has a new and much larger home this year, at the Paris La Défense Arena in the suburb of Nanterre. The stadium seats 30,000 for its rugby team. The old arena, in Bercy, had a warm vibe, as the French tennis community gathered to close out another season together. It will be interesting to see if tennis’s current bigger-is-better mindset pays off, or makes us yearn for the old days.
Here are three things to look for in the coming week.
