Djokovic needs a Paris semi-final through the hardest draw to reach the ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic needs a semi-final run at the Paris Masters to reach the ATP Finals, and the draw has given him the hardest route: he is 11th in the race and is set to face Valentin Vacherot first. At 39 he would have to beat incoming world No 1 Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals.
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Novak Djokovic vai ao Masters de Paris precisando de uma campanha até a semifinal para chegar ao ATP Finals, e o sorteio lhe deu o caminho mais difícil possível.
Ele está em 11º na corrida depois de perder para Jan-Lennard Struff nas oitavas em Viena, e o sérvio venceu o torneio de fim de ano sete vezes.
O primeiro adversário é Valentin Vacherot, um jogador que ele nunca venceu no ATP Tour: o único encontro com o monegasco foi no Masters de Xangai, na campanha do título de Vacherot em 2025.
Depois disso provavelmente espera Luciano Darderi, que Djokovic nunca enfrentou. O italiano tem feito um ano forte — o quinto título de ATP veio no Chile em fevereiro, e uma final na Suécia em julho — e é o 21º do mundo, então não será presa fácil.
Alex de Minaur é o provável adversário da terceira rodada, último com quem Djokovic jogou na final do China Open, encerrada quando o australiano desistiu por lesão.
Aí vem a parte mais dura: para se classificar, ele provavelmente terá de vencer o futuro número 1 do mundo Alexander Zverev nas quartas de final — quatro partidas em dias consecutivos, aos 39 anos, contra adversários desse nível.
Se conseguir, ninguém poderá contestar sua vaga nas finais, cujo campo deve incluir nomes como Rafael Jodar, Arthur Fils, Flavio Cobolli e Frances Tiafoe. Paris vai de 2 a 8 de novembro, e o ATP Finals, de 15 a 22 de novembro.
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