Paris Masters 2026 Time in Pakistan: Final at 7 pm PKT on 8 November, Djokovic Drawn Against Vacherot

The Rolex Paris Masters 2026 final is at 7:00 pm PKT on Sunday 8 November, and the draw made on Friday 30 October puts Novak Djokovic against Valentin Vacherot in the first round. The tournament runs from 31 October to 8 November at the Plenitude Arena and marks its 40th anniversary this year. Below you will find the full day-by-day schedule in Pakistan time, the main draw paths for Zverev, Alcaraz and Djokovic, and what we could find on watching from Pakistan.

We read the draw report and the official schedule on the tournament's own website on 31 October 2026. Paris is four hours behind Pakistan in winter, so a match listed at 11:00 in Paris starts at 3:00 pm PKT. This is the last Masters 1000 event of the year and the final big step before the ATP Finals in Turin.

The Paris Masters final starts at 7 pm PKT on Sunday 8 November

The singles final is the second match on centre court on Sunday 8 November, at 15:00 Paris time, which is 7:00 pm PKT. The doubles final comes first at 4:30 pm PKT. Qualifying starts on Saturday 31 October at 3:00 pm PKT.

The tournament calls this a provisional schedule, so match order can change each evening. On semi-final Saturday, four matches share the three centre-court slots with doubles, and the order of play is set the night before.

The 30 October draw sends Djokovic straight into a first-round test

The draw was made on Friday 30 October at the Plenitude Arena. Djokovic is seeded 10th but gets no bye, and opens against Valentin Vacherot, a semi-finalist in Basel last week, on Monday or Tuesday.

The top eight seeds skip the first round in this 56-player draw. That is why Djokovic, as the 10th seed, must play an extra match. The tournament says he is a seven-time champion in Paris.

• Alexander Zverev (1): the 2024 champion opens against Lorenzo Musetti or Hubert Hurkacz. The tournament says he has already secured the future world No.1 ranking.
• Carlos Alcaraz (2): faces Jiri Lehecka or Alex Michelsen in his first match, in the bottom half.
• Novak Djokovic (10): Vacherot first, then possibly Luciano Darderi and Andrey Rublev, before Alex de Minaur and Zverev.
• Arthur Fils (6): the French home favourite, seeded to meet Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

Other first-round matches the tournament picked out include Learner Tien against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Tommy Paul against Holger Rune, and Denis Shapovalov against Karen Khachanov.

Four quarter-finals are possible if the seeds hold

On seeding, the quarter-finals on Friday 6 November would be Zverev against De Minaur, Ben Shelton against Frances Tiafoe, Flavio Cobolli against Daniil Medvedev, and Fils against Alcaraz. These matches start at 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm PKT.

Seeds rarely all hold in Paris. The draw report itself reminds readers that Alcaraz lost to Cameron Norrie on his first appearance at the arena last year, so treat this as a map, not a forecast.

Paris decides who joins the ATP Finals field in Turin

Paris is the last Masters 1000 event before the ATP Finals in Turin from 15 to 22 November. Players close to the last qualifying places, such as Rafael Jodar, De Minaur and Djokovic, can still move up the race with a deep run this week.

Points here count heavily because a Masters title is worth far more than a smaller event. The current race order and the Turin schedule are in our page on the ATP Finals 2026 times in Pakistan, and the women's season ender is covered in the WTA Finals times in Pakistan.

Some Paris Masters matches stream free on the tournament's YouTube channel

The tournament says 11 qualifying matches on centre court and court 1, on 31 October and 1 November from 3:00 pm PKT, and the wheelchair singles final at 4:00 pm PKT on 8 November, stream through its Social Club on the official Rolex Paris Masters YouTube channel.

For the main draw, we did not find a broadcaster named for Pakistan. Tennis TV, the ATP's own streaming service, is the usual route for ATP events, but we could not confirm that it sells to Pakistan or at what price. Try these steps in order:

1. Open the tournament's YouTube channel for the free qualifying and wheelchair final streams.
2. Check your sports app subscription, such as Tapmad or Sony, for a Paris Masters listing before the first round on 2 November.
3. Look at Tennis TV and see whether a price appears for your account and card.
4. Use a card that allows foreign online payments if you subscribe.
5. Follow live scores on the tournament website if no stream works.

Pakistan's own tennis season runs alongside, and the national events are in the Pakistan tennis calendar for 2026-27.

Common questions

What time is the Paris Masters 2026 final in Pakistan?

At 7:00 pm PKT on Sunday 8 November 2026. It is the second match on centre court after the doubles final.

When does the Paris Masters 2026 start?

Qualifying starts on Saturday 31 October at 3:00 pm PKT. The main draw starts on Monday 2 November.

Who does Djokovic play first at the Paris Masters?

Valentin Vacherot, on Monday 2 or Tuesday 3 November. The exact day and time are set in the order of play.

Is Zverev the top seed in Paris?

Yes. Alexander Zverev is the No.1 seed and has a first-round bye, like the rest of the top eight seeds.

Can I watch the Paris Masters free in Pakistan?

Partly. The tournament streams 11 qualifying matches and the wheelchair singles final on its official YouTube channel. Main draw matches need a paid service.

What time are the Paris Masters night sessions in Pakistan?

At 11:00 pm PKT. The evening session on centre court starts at 19:00 in Paris from Monday to Friday.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked on 31 October 2026. We read the day-by-day schedule in the tournament's complete schedule article of 29 October and the draw in its draw report of 30 October, both on the official Rolex Paris Masters website. The ATP's own scores pages refused our connection, so we did not read the full bracket there. PKT conversions are ours, using Paris at UTC+1 after the clocks changed on 25 October. We could not confirm a main-draw broadcaster or a Tennis TV price for Pakistan.