The stakes cannot get much higher at a Masters 1000 event. Not only is the Paris title on the line, but there are also four World Tour Finals spots left to be decided. Six contenders are battling for the remaining berths in London: Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer, Milos Raonic, and Grigor Dimitrov. Meanwhile, the year-end world No. 1 ranking is in play thanks to Roger Federer’s recent hot streak. The Shanghai and Basel champion is gaining on Novak Djokovic, who is back in action this week following the birth of his son.

BNP Paribas Masters

Where: Paris, France
Surface: Indoor hard
Points: 1000
Prize money: 2,884,675 Euros

Top seed: Novak Djokovic
Defending champion: Novak Djokovic

Draw analysis: The Paris draw certainly did everything in its power to make year-end No. 1 all come down to London. That’s because the top…