10:30 CET - Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the 2026 Paris Masters semi-finals. Today, we will find out who will be gunning for the crown tomorrow in the season's last 1000 event before the ATP Finals in Turin.
We have two interesting semi-finals to enjoy: First, third seed Ben Shelton takes on rising home hope Luca van Assche from 14:30 CET, before second seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Casper Ruud not before 17:00 CET.
ATP Finals field set
Given Friday's quarter-final results in Paris, the field has now been set for the ATP Finals, which begin next Sunday.
Taylor Fritz had been in contention for Turin, but his loss to Alcaraz in what turned out to be a late-night classic meant that young Spaniard Rafael Jodar clinched the eighth berth.
Earlier on Friday, Tommy Paul's loss to Shelton ended his hopes of qualifying for the season-ender as well, with fellow American Frances Tiafoe sealing a spot as a result of Paul's miss.
With the group of eight now set for Turin, that takes out some of the drama from Paris, but certainly not all of it. No one in the semi-finals has ever won this event, with local breakout star Van Assche eyeing his first-ever Masters final!
