Zverev: The fast starter ready to finish on fire
Zverev: The fast starter ready to finish on fire
Zverev: The fast starter ready to finish on fire
Ugo Humbert withdrew from the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday morning.
The French No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, who reached last year’s final, was picking up pace on his return to indoor courts. He reached the final in Stockholm and the semi-finals in Basel, where he was forced to retire against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Humbert was scheduled to face the Spaniard again in his Paris opener on Tuesday, but he withdrew due to injury.
Dropping his points tally from reaching last year’s final, Humbert will slip outside of the Top 30 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time since 2023.
Valentin Royer, who fell to Sebastian Korda in the final round of qualifying, will replace Humbert in the main draw. He faces a maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash with the 15th-seeded Davidovich Fokina.
Humbert owns a 25-20 tour-level record this year, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, highlighted by winning his seventh ATP Tour title in Marseille in February.
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The 18-year-old German has jumped three spots to ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah after he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title in Hamburg. Engel won six tie-breaks en route to the trophy, including one in the final, when he overcame fellow #NextGenATP star Federico Cina to become the first player born in 2007 to triumph on the Challenger Tour.
Engel is now on 291 points with the Live Race To Jeddah ending on 10 November. Engel is aiming to become the first German to play at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF.
Earlier this season, Engel impressed on home soil. He beat countryman Jan-Lennard Struff at the ATP 500 in Hamburg and advanced to the quarter-finals in Stuttgart. The German became the second-youngest player since 1990 to win a tour-level match (excluding Davis Cup) on all three surfaces: hard, clay and grass. Only Rafael Nadal accomplished the feat at a younger age, doing so at 17 years, two months.
Joao Fonseca climbed to second in the Live Race To Jeddah after he won his first ATP 500 event in Basel. The 19-year-old Brazilian, who lifted the trophy in Jeddah in 2024, is the third-youngest ATP 500 champion in series history (since 2009).
Fonseca dedicated his victory to his mother following his 6-3, 6-4 win against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: “Since I was young, my mum travelled with me. Since I was 11, I only travelled with her, so that title is for her.”
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The Rolex Paris Masters in Paris, France, which this year runs from 27 October to 2 November, has announced a prize money total of €6,128,940 for the 2025 edition.
The singles champion will earn €946,610 and the winning doubles team will split €290,410. View the full prize-money breakdown and the PIF ATP Rankings points at stake below.
2025 Rolex Paris Masters Prize Money
| Rounds | Points | Prize Money |
| Winner | 1000 | €946,610 |
| Finalist | 600 | €516,925 |
| Semi-finalist | 400 | €282,650 |
| Quarter-finalist | 200 | €154,170 |
| Round of 16 | 100 | €82,465 |
| Round of 32 | 50 | €44,220 |
| Round of 64 | 10 | €24,500 |
2025 Rolex Paris Masters Doubles Prize Money (per team)
| Rounds | Points | Prize Money |
| Winner | 1000 | €290,410 |
| Finalist | 600 | €157,760 |
| Semi-finalist | 360 | €86,600 |
| Quarter-finalist | 180 | €47,810 |
| Round of 16 | 90 | €26,275 |
| Round of 28 | 0 | €15,350 |
Welsh 18-year-old Mimi Xu backs up the biggest singles win of her career by clinching the doubles title just hours later.
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The 2025 Rolex Paris Masters begins Monday, when former champion Karen Khachanov, Grigor Dimitrov and Arthur Rinderknech will be among the stars in action.
Khachanov faces qualifier Ethan Quinn in the final match on centre court, while 2023 finalist Dimitrov opens the night session against home favourite Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. It is the first edition of the indoor hard-court ATP Masters 1000 event in its new home, La Défense Arena.
View Monday’s full schedule below…
ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2025
Court Central – start 11:00 AM
Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs [WC] Arthur Cazaux (FRA)
Fabian Marozsan (HUN) vs [WC] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
[Q] Jacob Fearnley (GBR) vs [12] Andrey Rublev
Not Before 7:00 PM
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
[10] Karen Khachanov vs [Q] Ethan Quinn (USA)
Court 1 – start 11:00 AM
Flavio Cobolli (ITA) vs Tomas Machac (CZE)
Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Sebastian Baez (ARG)
[Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs [WC] Terence Atmane (FRA)
Not Before 3:30 PM
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [13] Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
Alexandre Muller (FRA) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA)
Court 2 – start 11:00 AM
Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs Marcos Giron (USA)
Learner Tien (USA) vs Nuno Borges (POR)
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs [Q] Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Alex Michelsen (USA) vs Zizou Bergs (BEL)
Guido Andreozzi (ARG) / Manuel Guinard (FRA) vs Alexander Erler (AUT) / Robert Galloway (USA)
Court 3 – start 1:00 PM
Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) vs Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR)
[LL] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs [Q] Sebastian Korda (USA)
Joao Fonseca dedicated his Swiss Indoors Basel trophy to his mother on Sunday, praising her influence in his post-match speech. The #NextGenATP Brazilian defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the title match to become the third-youngest ATP 500 champion in series history (since 2009).
“Since I was young, my mum travelled with me. Since I was 11, I only travelled with her, so that title is for her,” Fonseca said after his 86-minute win.
Fonseca triumphed at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF last December with his parents courtside. His mother and father were not in Basel throughout his run to the final. However, after the 19-year-old overcame Jaume Munar, they made a last-minute switch of flights to ensure they were in attendance during Sunday’s championship match.
“My parents just came from Brazil. They were coming to Paris and changed their flights and came here one hour before the match with my uncles,” Fonseca said. “It is just amazing to have them here for the biggest title of my career.”
Fonseca jumped into his box and embraced his parents, uncles and coach after clinching his second tour-level title in Basel. The Brazilian will rise to a career-high No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings and is now 25-15 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Watch Fonseca celebrate with his parents:
Joao Fonseca continued his impressive rise on Sunday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where he won his second tour-level title and first at ATP 500 level to inflict more final heartbreak on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
The 19-year-old played fearlessly in the biggest match of his life to earn a 6-3, 6-4 victory in Basel against Davidovich Fokina, who holds a 0-5 record in tour-level finals.
Fonseca is the first Brazilian to win a title above ATP 250 level since Gustavo Kuerten clinched the ATP Masters 1000 crown in Cincinnati in 2001, while he is the third-youngest player to win an ATP 500 title since the series began in 2009.
“It is crazy. I want to thank my family and my coaches who helped me achieve this amazing effort,” Fonseca said. “My parents just came from Brazil. They were coming to Paris and changed their flights and came here one hour before the match with my uncles. It is just amazing to have them here for the biggest title of my career. It is a pleasure playing this sport and this tournament and I am very happy.”
Fonseca’s victory in Switzerland marks the latest breakthrough moment in his flourishing early career. The 19-year-old won the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF title in Jeddah last December and then captured his first Top 10 win at the Australian Open, where he beat Andrey Rublev.
Title success followed at the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires, where he became the youngest South American champion in the ATP Tour Era (since 1990). Fonseca will climb to a career-high No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday following his latest triumph, having started the year at No. 145.
“They were the ones that believed in me,” Fonseca said when asked about his parents. “I was thinking about going to university and they said it was my choice and they would be there to support me. I just want to thank them. Since I was young, my mum travelled with me. Since I was 11, I only travelled with her, so that title is for her.”
HISTORY IN BASEL 🏆
Joao Fonseca becomes the youngest champion since ’89 with the biggest win of his career 🔥#SwissIndoorsBasel pic.twitter.com/MktBSkjO9O
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 26, 2025
In a high-quality performance, Fonseca clubbed 15 winners in the first set, rushing Davidovich Fokina, who struggled to cope with the Brazilian’s power. The 19-year-old stood close to the baseline to dictate and converted on his fourth set point to lead. Fonseca continued to pile on the pressure in the second set and closed out on serve after failing to convert a championship point on return at 5-3. The 19-year-old leads the Spaniard 2-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series following his 86-minute victory.
Fonseca achieved a performance rating of 8.91, which combines In Attack, Conversion, Steal and Shot Quality to show overall performance level. The #NextGenATP star struck 28 winners to 19 unforced errors and struck his forehand at an average of 81 mph, six mph faster than Davidovich Fokina. Fonseca is 25-15 on the year, according to Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Davidovich Fokina has now lost four finals in 2025 and five overall. He squandered two championship points against Miomir Kecmanovic in Delray Beach and then three against Alex de Minaur in Washington. The 26-year-old also fell in the title match in Acapulco to Tomas Machac.
Despite his latest heartbreak, the Spaniard is up to No. 15 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and will rise to a career-high on Monday.
Did You Know?
Fonseca is the second-youngest champion in tournament history after Jim Courier, 19, in 1989.