The 2025 ATP season is finally reaching its climax, with one Masters 1000 tournament left for the year, the Paris Masters. There’s a brand new venue this year, with the event moving from the Accor Arena in Bercy to the La Defense Arena in Nanterre, eight miles away.
But the tournament has already suffered a blow, with several big names and former champions forced to withdraw. From Novak Djokovic to Holger Rune to Jack Draper, Express Sport takes a look at the players who have withdrawn from the last Masters event of the season.
Tommy Paul
The American has been battling injury problems since the French Open, where he made it to the quarter-finals before his body finally gave in, and he suffered a one-sided defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.
Paul then ruptured a tendon in his foot during his second-round loss at Wimbledon and spent a month on the sidelines, using the time to propose to his girlfriend, Paige Lorenze. The world No. 20 returned in Cincinnati but lost in round three, and he’s not played since going out in the third round of the US Open.
Frances Tiafoe
Tiafoe recently split with two key members of his team – Jordi Anaconda, who had been with him for five years, and coach David Witt – and ended his season early. It’s been a disappointing season for the world No. 29, who finishes the year with a 26-23 record.
“2025 season has come to an end early this year for the kid. It wasn’t the season I hoped for but lots of lessons learned on and off court. I want to give a huge S/O to my team. I’ve been with these guys for several years. We’ve shared some incredible moments that I’ll remember forever. That being said I’ve decided it’s time for a change,” Tiafoe wrote on Instagram last week.
Fils had a strong start to the season, but he picked up a back injury during the French Open and has played just two singles matches since, making a short-lived comeback at the Canadian Open in late July. The 21-year-old has since withdrawn from every tournament he’s entered, including the Paris Masters, which marks the end of his injury-affected season.
When Fils pulled out of the French Open in May, he explained: “It’s an injury that happens quite often when you are a child. It’s a stress fracture injury. It happened to me twice. I had to wear a back brace. Then it healed. But also, my lower back is arched, so then I had a bone marrow edema. It’s coming back right now.”
Tsitsipas has had a stop-start season due to a back injury. The world No. 25 has not played a tour-level match since losing to Joao Fonseca during a Greece vs Brazil Davis Cup tie more than a month ago. He was forced to pull out of the China Open and the Shanghai Masters but returned at the Six Kings Slam, an exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.
The former world No. 3 played and lost one match to Jannik Sinner, banking £1.1m for his efforts. He then withdrew from this week’s ATP 500 event in Vienna hours before his first-round match, and will now miss the Paris Masters.