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Sun Nov 8 · Today in tennis

Shelton and Alcaraz meet in the Paris final, Liu wins Hong Kong, and the WTA Finals begin.

Updated Sunday, November 8, 2026

  • Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz play the Rolex Paris Masters final today, and French wild cards Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert won the doubles.
  • Claire Liu won her first WTA title in Hong Kong, and the WTA Finals begin today in Indian Wells after Elena Rybakina withdrew.
  • Close to home: the next Wake County singles flex leagues run Nov 11 to Dec 15. Sign up by Tue, Nov 10, 5 PM ET. Share a local event · All the news
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  • Paris final is today. Ben Shelton (3) plays Carlos Alcaraz (2) for the Rolex Paris Masters title. Shelton beat Luca Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals after Van Assche reached his first semifinal above ATP 250 level, and Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4. ATP · Paris results
  • Halys and Herbert win the Paris doubles. French wild cards Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski (2) 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 10-8 for their first ATP Masters 1000 title as a team. The result also locked Year-End ATP Doubles No. 1 for Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. ATP
  • Liu wins Hong Kong. American Claire Liu beat Alexandra Eala (2) 6-3, 6-0 for her first WTA singles title, and she did not drop a set all week. WTA
  • WTA Finals begin today. Elena Rybakina withdrew with a viral illness, and first alternate Marta Kostyuk takes her place in Group 1. Day 1 in Indian Wells starts at 12 p.m. local: Noskova (8) vs Kostyuk (9), then Gauff (4) vs Pegula (5). Rybakina has already locked year-end WTA No. 1. WTA · Day 1
  • Next Wake County singles flex leagues: Nov 11 to Dec 15. Sign up by Tue, Nov 10, 5 PM ET. The fall session (Oct 7 to Nov 10) ends this week. UTR

Updated Sunday, November 8, 2026. Older stories live in the Archive.

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  • Rolex Paris Masters, Nov 2-8. The singles final is today: Shelton (3) vs Alcaraz (2). Semifinals: Alcaraz d. Ruud 6-4, 6-4 and Shelton d. Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Quarterfinals: Alcaraz d. Fritz (11) 6-7(10), 7-5, 6-3; Shelton d. Paul (12) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Ruud d. Borges (LL) 7-6(5), 6-4; and Van Assche d. Hijikata (Q) 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5. Earlier, Musetti d. Zverev (1) 7-6(5), 6-2 and qualifier Hijikata d. Djokovic (10) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. French wild cards Halys and Herbert won the doubles, beating Harrison and Skupski (2) 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 10-8. Results · Saturday · Doubles
  • Nitto ATP Finals field is set. Zverev, Alcaraz, Shelton, Medvedev, Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar qualified for Turin (Nov 15-22). Tiafoe and Jodar took the last two places on Friday after Shelton beat Paul and Alcaraz beat Fritz. Sinner is out for the rest of 2026. The draw is Thursday, Nov 12, and first-time qualifiers are Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar. ATP
  • WTA Finals, Nov 8-15. Play starts today in Indian Wells. Group 1 is Gauff, Pegula, Noskova and first alternate Kostyuk, who replaced Rybakina after a viral illness. Group 2 is Sabalenka, Andreeva, Svitolina and Muchova. WTA · Withdrawal
  • Hong Kong and Chennai (WTA 250). Claire Liu beat Alexandra Eala (2) 6-3, 6-0 for her first WTA singles title in Hong Kong. In Chennai, Janice Tjen (1) plays Magda Linette (3) in today's final. Hong Kong · Chennai
  • Rankings this week. From Monday's lists (new lists come Monday): ATP Top 10: Zverev, Sinner, Alcaraz, Shelton, Medvedev, Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe, de Minaur and Jodar. Djokovic is 11th, Fritz 12th, and Auger-Aliassime fell six places to 13th. WTA Top 10: Rybakina, Sabalenka, Andreeva, Gauff, Pegula, Svitolina, Muchova, Noskova, Swiatek and Kostyuk. Rybakina has already locked year-end WTA No. 1. ATP · WTA · WTA year-end No. 1
  • Davis Cup Final 8, Bologna, Nov 24-29. Quarterfinals: Italy vs South Korea, Czechia vs Canada, Great Britain vs Germany and Austria vs Spain. Three-time defending champion Italy opens on Nov 25. FITP
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  • Shelton plays for the Paris title. Ben Shelton (3) plays Carlos Alcaraz (2) in today's final after beating Tommy Paul 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and Luca Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. It was his first Masters 1000 semifinal outside his two title runs in Canada, and he beat Van Assche to set up today's final. ATP · Semifinals
  • Tiafoe qualifies for Turin; Fritz and Paul fall short. Shelton's win over Paul sent Frances Tiafoe through to the Nitto ATP Finals. Alcaraz's 6-7(10), 7-5, 6-3 win over Taylor Fritz then locked the last place for Rafael Jodar. First-time qualifiers include Tiafoe. ATP · Shelton-Paul
  • Harrison and Skupski finish runners-up in Paris. Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski (2) lost the doubles final to Halys and Herbert 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 10-8. They won the Australian Open and the US Open this year and will play the ATP Finals in Turin. ATP
  • Liu wins her first WTA title. Claire Liu, ranked No. 102, beat Alexandra Eala (2) 6-3, 6-0 in Hong Kong and did not drop a set all week. WTA
  • Gauff and Pegula open the WTA Finals. Coco Gauff (4) and Jessica Pegula (5) play each other today in Indian Wells, after Elena Rybakina withdrew with a viral illness. WTA · Withdrawal
  • Former Tar Heel upsets Djokovic. Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata, who played college tennis at North Carolina, beat Novak Djokovic (10) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, then beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry before falling to Luca Van Assche in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5. Results · ATP
  • College and USTA: catch the latest on the official USTA and NCAA pages below.
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  • Wake County singles flex leagues, fall session: Oct 7 to Nov 10, in progress. Registration for this session is closed. UTR
  • Next session: Wed, Nov 11 to Tue, Dec 15. Sign up by Tue, Nov 10, 5 PM ET. Coed singles (adults 16+), women's singles (16+) and coed junior singles (12 and under, 13-17). Four matches over five weeks, plus a make-up week. UTR · Big NC
  • Junior UTR qualifiers: Nov 14-15 and Dec 5-6. Nov 14-15 is at the Neills Creek courts behind Harnett Central, Angier, for juniors rated UTR 1.0-4.99, and registration is open. Big NC
  • Summer District Slam Angier Aug 29-30 (UTR 381597) winners (archive): Div1 Hunter Harris · Div2 Daniel Butenko · Div3 Kenan Aghajanian
  • Club: UTR 12785 · Flex leagues: wakecountyflex.com
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