One man holds every single record in the Paris Masters history as he gears up for his 18th appearance. Not too bad
posted by u/trialbycombat123 · 2026-11-02 15:04 UTC
## Top comments
1. u/Beach-Bumm · 2026-11-02 15:07 UTC
This is wild to me, as I never really considered Paris as being an event where the top guys are on top form. Maybe it was Fed and Rafa usually being wiped, but clearly I am wrong as Novak has done a great job
2. u/CentreCourtWarrior · 2026-11-02 15:17 UTC
Roger also didn't really care about Paris that much as he was committed to playing Basel the week before and would often skip or withdraw from it to save himself for YEC
Novak basically benefitted perfectly from it switching to hard court over carpet, and then playing slower and slower throughout most of the 2010's. It was pretty much perfect for his game style
3. u/Turandot92 · 2026-11-02 15:21 UTC
Roger was scared of the competition that’s why he played Mickey Mouse Basel instead where he could feast on challenger mugs
4. u/Explorerkit · 2026-11-02 16:59 UTC
Tbf Roger is from Basel so it makes sense that he played there xD
5. u/Efis940 · 2026-11-02 15:32 UTC
I hope people understand you are just baiting since you did not put "/p" or something like that.
But yeah, it's kind of wild how both Fed and Rafa did not like playing in Paris-Bercy until the end of the 2000s.
Though Federer would always prioritize Basel. Even when the tournament was an ATP 250, he still played it instead of Paris...
6. u/arnold001 · 2026-11-02 15:27 UTC
Obviously you're trolling right?! Cuz pretty much every tennis player would wish to play on home soil.
7. u/monsieurartois · 2026-11-02 17:16 UTC
I would push hard for a big tournament in my glorious New Jersey :)
8. u/CentreCourtWarrior · 2026-11-02 16:31 UTC
Yeah I know get a load of all these Challenger mugs (made the final every year he played in this period btw)
Also didn't realise the final was played Bo5 until 2007, or that Novak got bagelled by Nishikori in the 2011 semis here
9. u/unplugged89 · 2026-11-02 16:50 UTC
Jarko! That’s a name I haven’t thought about in years! Solid player.
10. u/Candid-Volume-1425 · 2026-11-02 19:03 UTC
Novak excelled at faster surfaces. It is 2026, when do you get it.
11. u/adamlaceless · 2026-11-02 15:26 UTC
There is a reason he is THE GOAT. Start of the season, kills it. End of the season, kills it.
It doesn’t matter when or where, you’re getting the smoke.
12. u/Brankoone · 2026-11-02 15:35 UTC
Mid of the season, kills it 😁
13. u/Money_Cockroach4301 · 2026-11-02 15:07 UTC
He’s the goat but I am tired of him loosing
14. u/thiederer · 2026-11-02 15:16 UTC
https://giphy.com/gifs/M56ODZS3lNohNIoVDd
15. u/bumpit007 · 2026-11-02 15:30 UTC
Its his last chance to make the ATP finals! Idemo!
16. u/erkomap · 2026-11-02 15:42 UTC
I love him to death, but ain't no way he is reaching ATP finals
17. u/CyborgBee · 2026-11-02 15:58 UTC
If he wins the tournament he makes it. Not likely, but not completely impossible, because the conditions should pretty much suit him perfectly
18. u/OnionFutureWolfGang · 2026-11-02 19:14 UTC
Is there any chance of someone else in the top 8 not being able to play? A reserve spot is within reach.
19. u/Pristine-Citron-7393 · 2026-11-02 19:35 UTC
Cobolli potentially but I think he'll recover by then.
20. u/Alone_Scar8321 · 2026-11-02 15:17 UTC
Khachanov and Rune.
Both grand upsets. Both 1st and only one M1000 so far