France, Oct. 29 -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet for the 60th time in their storied careers in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.

Another showdown between the titans was one of the headline matches to emerge from the draw on Friday night for the last tournamentof the season worth 1000 ranking points to the winner.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will start his quest for a first title in Paris against Aslan Karatsev or Yoshihito Noshioka.

Last year's beaten finalist, Daniil Medvedev, also features in the top half of the draw with other top 10 playersAndrey Rublev andFelix Auger-Aliassime.

Nadal has not played since appearing with Roger Federer at the Laver Cup in London in September.

The 36-year-old Spaniard will begin his hun...