| Zverev is No. 1 in the rankings out Monday, and he gets there off a loss. De Minaur beat him in Saturday's Vienna semifinal in a third-set tiebreak, then lost Sunday's final to Alcaraz, who got through Vienna without dropping a set. I'd still say the ranking holds up, 7 wins from his last 9 matches is not a fluke, but his first week at the top starts in Paris with a bye, then Musetti or Hurkacz in the second round on a day nobody knows yet. |
| Rybakina's week was shorter. The win over Putintseva in Tokyo on Thursday sealed year-end No. 1, then she gave Fernandez a walkover the next day, so nothing from her until the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, which start Sunday 8 Nov. |
| Paris Masters runs from Monday. The order of play comes out each evening, so the times below are firm for Monday only and everything after that says TBA. |
| Alex |
Alexander Zverev GER · 9,550 points | ▲ No. 1 |
|
 | Paris Masters Hard, indoor v Lorenzo Musetti or Hubert Hurkacz Second round, bye as No. 1 seed. Order of play out the evening before. FORM · 7-2 |
|
| His path in Paris |
|
| Paris in your day · ET |
Play runs from about 5 AM to 5 PM. |
| Last week · Vienna |
| Semifinal, Sat 31 Oct | | Zverev | 4 | 6 | 64 | | | de Minaur | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | |
|
Game by game. B he broke, X he was broken, T tiebreak. |
| QF | W | Arthur Fery | | 6-0 | 6-2 | Fri | | R16 | W | Tallon Griekspoor | | 6-4 | 7-5 | Thu | | R32 | W | Martín Landaluce | 7-5 | 3-6 | 7-611 | Tue |
|
| In their words |
| No press conference transcript this week. |
| Stories |
| Zverev Saves 4 Match Points, Edges “Amazing” Landaluce in Vienna Thriller · Tennis Now link |
| Zverev's 1st No. 1 ranking to be confirmed Monday thanks to win in Vienna · ESPN link |
| Zverev upset in Vienna semifinals ahead of taking top ranking · ESPN link |
| The clip |
Alexander Zverev vs Martin Landaluce DRAMATIC Match! · Tennis TV on YouTube
Watch on YouTube |
|
| Where to watch |
| Paris Masters: Tennis Channel (US). Tennis Channel app, every court. Free: some matches on TC2. Day listing: tennischannel.com/schedule. |
| One number |
| 7 wins in his last 9 matches; both losses came in semifinals (Shanghai and Vienna). |
| Photo: "Zverev MCM23 (20)" by si. robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Elena Rybakina KAZ · 8,099 points | No. 1 |
|
FORM | No match this week WTA Finals, Indian Wells Groups and schedule TBA |
|
| Last week · Tokyo |
| Second round, Thu 29 Oct | | Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | Putintseva | 2 | 3 | | | |
|
| QF | – | walkover to Leylah Fernandez | Fri |
|
| In their words |
| No press conference transcript this week. |
| Stories |
| Rybakina Rolls in Tokyo, Secures Year-End No. 1 Ranking · Tennis Now link |
| Rybakina withdraws from Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals, citing injury · ESPN link |
| Martina Navratilova names the three players she thinks could soon challenge Elena Rybakina for world number one · Tennishead link |
| The clip |
|
| Where to watch |
| WTA Finals: Tennis Channel (US). Every court on the Tennis Channel app. Not WTA TV (it does not stream in the US). |
| One number |
| Her last 4 completed matches are all wins, the Ningbo final over Leylah Fernandez (6-2, 6-2, Sun 25 Oct) among them. |
| Photo: "Elena Rybakina (2025 DC Open) 07 (cropped2)" by Hameltion (crop: Kacir), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Mattia Bellucci ITA · 824 points | ▲ No. 66 |
|
FORM · 7-1 | Paris Masters Hard, indoor v Lorenzo Sonego | Mon 2 Nov, from 5:00 AM ET |
First round. Court starts 5:00 AM ET (2:00 AM PT), 11:00 in Paris. |
|
| His path in Paris |
|
| Monday in your day · ET |
Court from 5 AM. |
| Last week · Paris qualifying |
| Final round, Sun 1 Nov | | Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | Tirante | 4 | 4 | | | |
|
| Q1 | W | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6-1 | 7-63 | Sat |
|
| Stories |
| No English stories about Mattia Bellucci this week. |
| Italian press on Bellucci's two qualifying wins into the Paris Masters main draw (LiveTennis.it, IT) link |
| Bellucci said he lifted his energy after a second-set dip against Carreño Busta, as his team had asked, according to LiveTennis.it (IT, link). |
| Where to watch |
| Paris Masters: Tennis Channel (US). Tennis Channel app, every court. Free: some matches on TC2. Day listing: tennischannel.com/schedule. |
| One number |
| 7 wins in his last 8 matches, with the Jinan Challenger title (Sun 18 Oct) among them. |
| Photo: "Mattia Bellucci (2024 DC Open) 02 (cropped)" by Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Reply to this email and it reaches Alex.
You get this because you picked Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina and Mattia Bellucci.
