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Ruud strikes fear in Paris and ensures finishing the year in the top 20 worldwide

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 5 Nov 2026
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Casper Ruud, quarterfinalist in Paris. Photo: Getty Images

Casper Ruud will sign his fifth consecutive season finishing among the top 20 tennis players in the world. This is no small achievement for the Norwegian, who continues to cling to the upper echelon of the rankings. Although it is true that he has lost some consistency and sharpness, he remains a contender for significant achievements on major stages such as the ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2026.

His strong and convincing victory by 6-3 6-3 against Jan-Lennard Struff generates great anticipation regarding what the Norwegian may accomplish in this last Masters 1000 of the year. He will face Nuno Borges in the quarter-finals, one of the major surprises of the tournament, making Casper's hierarchy and experience render him the clear favorite to reach the semifinals.

As a potential opponent in that penultimate round, the name of Carlos Alcaraz appears, although the Spaniard will have a very difficult quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz. What is clear is that it will be hard to defeat a Casper Ruud who is serving well and being aggressive with his forehand, finding the speed of the Parisian court as a great ally. If he reaches the semifinals, he will occupy the ATP ranking position, while he would climb to 12th in the rankings if he becomes champion.

Every tennis fan will be excited about the four quarter-final matches that will take place this Friday, November 6, at the ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2026, where Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz, and Casper Ruud are the favorites, with the match between Hijikata and Van Assche being a significant unknown to clarify.

Here are the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 Paris 2026

  • Luca Van Assche vs Rinky Hijikata

  • Ben Shelton vs Tommy Paul

  • Casper Ruud vs Nuno Borges

  • Carlos Alcaraz vs Taylor Fritz

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud mete miedo en París y se asegura terminar el año en el top-20 mundial