Thiem out of Paris as Draw is Revealed
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday October 31, 2020Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next week’s Paris Masters, joining World No.1 Novak Djokovic on the sidelines for 2020’s last Masters 1000 event. Thiem, who fell in the quarterfinals at Vienna to Andrey Rublev on Friday, was experiencing a foot issue and was hobbled during his loss.
As many of you already have seen, unfortunately, I had to withdraw from the Paris Bercy Masters this year, due to an injury on my right foot. My team and I decided that it is best to rest this week to be fully recovered for the ATP Nitto Finals. pic.twitter.com/nj2NxaDYd2
— Dominic Thiem (@ThiemDomi) October 31, 2020
Other top players missing are Denis Shapovalov, Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori, but 15 of the ATP’s Top 25 players are signed in, including Rafael Nadal, who will bid for his first title at the event.Nadal, who owns a 19-5 record at Bercy, last reached the final in 2007, where he fell to David Nalbandian.Here’s the full draw:
The draw is out!Winner predictions? 👇#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/9IDQVxA1Ak
— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 31, 2020
Nadal, who is bidding for his 1,000th ATP win this week in Paris, will face either Filip Krajinovic or Feliciano Lopez in his second round match after a bye, and the Spaniard could face Borna Coric in the third round.If the seeds hold, Nadal could face Russia’s Andrey Rublev or Alexander Zverev in the semis.Notable first rounders at Paris include Stan Wawrinka v Dan Evans, Pablo Carreno Busta v Hugo Gaston, Ugo Humbert v Casper Ruud and Felix Auger-Aliassime v Marin Cilic.The top five seeds are:1. Rafael Nadal
2. Stefanos Tsitsipas
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Andrey Rublev]]>
