Carlos Alcaraz's last official match on the ATP tour was 28 days ago, on the occasion of the Tokyo ATP 500 final won against Taylor Fritz. The Spanish ace was supposed to participate in the Shanghai Rolex Masters the penultimate Masters 1000 of the season but decided to skip that event in China wanting to recharge his batteries and fully recover from the injury to his left ankle suffered on his debut in Japan. That issue had not prevented him from winning his eighth title in 2025, breaking his personal record of victories within the same season, but it had made him understand that it was more appropriate to rest for a few weeks in view of his goals in the latter part of the year.
The six-time Grand Slam champion who is undoubtedly going through the best season of his young career participated in the second edition of the 'Six Kings Slam' in Saudi Arabia last week and was defeated in straight sets by his huge rival Jannik Sinner, exactly as he had done the previous year. In that match, the current world No.1 showed that he was at the top of his shape yet and struggled to find the right rhythm in indoor conditions.
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For this reason, the 22-year-old from Murcia immediately returned to Spain and worked hard together with his team in the last few days before moving to Paris for the last Masters 1000 of the season (which will be played in a new venue starting this year, more precisely at the 'Defense Arena').
Alcaraz will make his debut on Tuesday
The number 1 seed already knows that he will make his debut in the French capital on Tuesday 28 October against the winner of the clash between Sebastian Baez and Cameron Norrie. In case of victory, Carlitos will have a rest day on Wednesday and will return to action on Thursday for the round of 16.
His debut in Paris will be in a night session and Alcaraz will have the chance to test his level ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna.
