It is undoubtedly one of the most exciting ATP Tour year-end races in recent memory, with eight players now fighting for the last three places.
Taylor Fritz was the latest to qualify for the ATP Finals, with the American making the cut after Andrey Rublev exited the Paris Masters.
The US Open runner-up joins Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev in qualifying for the ATP Finals.
Fritz, Alcaraz, Zverev and Medvedev all currently remain at the Masters 1,000 event, but Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Masters.
Also pulling out of the Paris Masters was Novak Djokovic, with the Serbian currently sitting sixth in the Race To Turin.
What the likes of Alex de Minaur and Grigor Dimitrov need to qualify for the ATP Finals
Directly behind him are Casper Ruud and Rublev, who have both suffered round of 32 exits in the French capital.
That means the three players currently in the final qualifying positions are not in the Paris Masters, with journalist Jose Morgado now detailing what the other players vying for a spot need to do this week to continue their seasons.
Alex de Minaur
– if he loses in the QFs: passes Rublev
– if he loses in the SFs: passes Djokovic and Ruud
– if he loses in the final or wins Paris: qualifies for the ATP Finals
Grigor Dimitrov
– if he reaches the semifinals: stays alive in the Race
– if he reaches the final: passes Rublev
– if he wins the title: passes Ruud and Djokovic, qualifies for the ATP Finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas
– if he reaches the final: stays alive in the Race
– if he wins the title: passes Rublev, Ruud and Djokovic and arrives the last week with the qualification almost guaranteed
Holger Rune
– if he wins the title: stays alive in the Race
Jack Draper
– if he wins the title: stays alive in the Race
Paris Masters draw blown wide open after Jannik Sinner withdrawal
It looks set to go right down to the wire in terms of qualification for the ATP Finals, with the Paris Masters playing a crucial role.
Alcaraz and Tsitsipas have already secured a last 16 spot at this moment in time, with Australian Jordan Thompson also reaching this stage.
The draw has, of course, opened up massively after the late withdrawal of world number one Sinner, who is ill.
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And the absence of 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic will also please the likes of De Minaur and Dimitrov, with the Serbian a record seven-time winner of the event.
There is, however, the presence of Alcaraz, who will likely be very hard to beat in Paris given his current form.
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