Paris Crosses the Line: Slows Down Court Speed by Over 25%

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A couple of weeks ago, the director of the Masters 1000 in Paris, Cedric Pioline, mentioned that they were going to slow down the speed of the tournament's courts to match what the players would find at the ATP Finals in Turin. Looking at the official results, it seems they have gone too far.

The Masters 1000 in Paris intended to align itself with the Finals, which had a CPI around 40 in 2024. To better understand, a 40 in Turin represents a medium-high speed, placing it among the top 10 fastest tournaments on the circuit. Historically, the Finals were always in the Top 5 of the fastest tournaments, with a CPI over 45, but last year, this number dropped.

Pioline's statement might have made some sense, but based on the initial speed results at the Paris tournament, it seems his calculations were off, and the speed has significantly decreased. According to official data from TennisTV, the current CPI for the tournament is 35.1, placing it at a medium speed, just slightly above the 32 of Shanghai, which was an excessively slow tournament comparable to Indian Wells.

They said in Paris that this year they were going to slow down the courts to match what was going to be seen in Turin (which was around 40 CPI).

Pues bien, they went from 46.6 in 2024 to 35.1. In other words, a TREMENDOUS drop of 25%. Not much faster than Shanghai, which was already very...

— José Morón (@jmgmoron) October 28, 2025

A Significant Decrease in Speed at the M1000 in Paris 2025

Therefore, the decrease is over 25% compared to last year. Some may think ill of this, linking it to Zverev's words a couple of weeks ago when he claimed that tournaments intentionally set slow courts to favor Sinner and Alcaraz. However, such a substantial decrease seems illogical.

This CPI of 35.1 is the lowest at the Paris tournament since 2015 when the M1000 in Paris had a considerably low CPI for years. It's worth remembering that the former tournament director, Jean-François Caujolle, admitted in an interview years ago that in 2011 they set the fastest courts in the world to favor Roger Federer to win there. It's hard not to be skeptical.

We will have to see how this progresses, but some players will benefit from somewhat slower conditions than usual in a tournament like this. Having a speed similar to Indian Wells at the end of the season doesn't make much sense since many players are dealing with injuries, and thanks to this lower speed, exchanges will increase, leading to higher fatigue levels. The controversy is brewing.

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