"If you are fortunate enough to live in Paris when you are young, paris is with you wherever you spend the rest of your life. Because Paris is a feast of flow. ”
Hemingway was right. As night falls, the warm yellow light on the Bridge of Alexandria III refracts through the Pegasus statue on the blue surface of the Seine. The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower lazily apply halos to the air, and through the halos, the silhouettes of the Panthéon and the Île de la Cité are hazy. Floating light jumped into the gold, as if in the midst of champagne, a dizzy feeling of unconsciousness but very pleasant suddenly emerged.
As the political and economic center of Europe, the fashion capital of Paris is often buzzing. At the same time, it is also a well-deserved sports town. In addition to the well-known football, the two major tennis tournaments of Roland Garros and the Paris Masters have also injected a strong sports gene into this city that carries countless people's life experiences.
Unlike The Clay Court of Roland Garros, the Paris Masters began with an indoor carpet court and was converted to an indoor hard court in 2007. Although they are all in Paris, the difference in venues has also caused differences in the ownership of champions. To many's surprise, "Clay King" Nadal has lifted the Musketeers Cup 13 times in Roland Garros, but has never conquered the Paris Masters.
Djokovic is the player who has won the most singles titles in this tournament, having won the championship five times in Paris. Moreover, in the three years from 2013 to 2015, he achieved three consecutive championships in the tournament, and is the only player to successfully defend the championship of the tournament so far. He did not participate in the last leg of the US Open, and recently announced that he would make a comeback at this station. Seed One wants to add leverage to the seventh year-end record in the blessed land, and he needs to beware of the ferocious onslaught of the new generation.
Medvedev was the winner of the previous tournament, and last year he reversed the "new generation" nemesis Zverev in three sets. After Flushing defeated Djokovic and won the first men's singles Grand Slam title after 95, he will continue to compete with the Serbian at the Paris Masters, and the corner will end up in the world's first place year by year. As the leader of the "new generation", he will challenge Djokovic's supremacy with Zverev, Tsitsipas, Beretini and many other adepts.
As of now, only 6 seats have been locked in the year-end finals. With Federer and Nadal determined they would not compete, Rudd, Hulkach, Sina, Norrie and Aliassim would compete for the remaining two places. Several players have performed well at this year's Grand Slam or Tour, which undoubtedly guarantees the intensity and ornamentation of this year's Paris Masters.
Murray and Gasquet, a pair of similar in age who had played a wonderful "Anglo-French war" at Wimbledon and Roland Garros, are now experiencing a decline in competitive status due to age or injury. In the official list of wild card players officially announced by the tournament, the names of the two are listed. Two players with a very distinctive style of play urgently need key points to return to the public eye.
A week after the paris masters, the year-end finals also began. As the last master of the year, it is expected that it can ignite the passion of fans in the farewell and welcome to the new.