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Top seed Novak Djokovic headlines
Tuesday’s play in the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters, a tournament he’s won
a record five times, as he takes on Marton Fucsovics.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Diego Schwartzman and Grigor Dimitrov were among the players to score victories during the early
wave of matches at Accor Arena.
Let’s check out the complete schedule
and list of results from the second day of action in France that will be updated through the conclusion of play.
Tuesday’s Schedule and Results
(9) Felix Auger-Aliassime d. Gianluca
Mager; 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
(11) Diego Schwartzman vs. John Millman; 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2
James Duckworth d. (14) Roberto
Bautista Agut; 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
(16) Grigor Dimitrov d. Richard
Gasquet; 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Tommy Paul d. Jan-Lennard Struff; 6-3,
6-4
Reilly Opelka d. Filip Krajinovic; 6-3,
7-6 (4)
Carlos Alcaraz d. Pierre-Hugues
Herbert; 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 7-5
Karen Khachanov d. Mikael Ymer; 6-4,
7-5
Taylor Fritz d. Lorenzo Sonego; 3-6,
6-2, 6-3
Alexei Popyrin d. Alex de Minaur; 6-0,
6-3
(1) Novak Djokovic vs. Marton Fucsovics
(6) Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Bublik
(15) Gael Monfils vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
Marin Cilic vs. Alejandro Davidovich
Fokina
Frances Tiafoe vs. Marcos Giron
Paris Masters Day 2 Recap
Auger-Aliassime continued to showcase
the potential that’ll likely make him a Grand Slam champion in the
future throughout 2021, highlighted by a run to the U.S. Open
semifinals, but for now the 21-year-old is still seeking his
first career ATP Tour title.
He’s reached eight Tour finals but come
up short on each occasion. The Canadian should be a legitimate contender in
Paris after surviving an early challenge from Mager.
Auger-Aliassime rallied after losing
the first set on the strength of his serve (10 aces over final two
sets) and coming up with clutch points on the return (three breaks)
after failing to generate a break point in the opening set. He only
dropped his serve once in the match.
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The rising star told reporters he was
happy with how he bounced back as the match went on:
“I had difficulty with my pace at the
beginning of the match. I didn’t hit enough first serves so I had a
bit of pressure on my second serve. So I could have served better in
the first set. I [had] a poor game at 4-all and I got broken, but
even before that there were moments at 30-all it was a bit hot and a
bit tight. I think I relaxed. I found a better pace at the beginning
of the second set, and it went even better as the match went
forward.”
Dimitrov also found himself pushed to a
third set in his first match of the tournament against another
veteran in Gasquet. The No. 16 seed managed to pull away in the final
set thanks to a pair of service breaks and winning six of the seven
points on his second serve, which helped him avoid any break opportunities for this French counterpart.
The 30-year-old Bulgarian reached the
semifinals in his last Paris Masters appearance in 2019.
Schwartzman has reached at least the
quarterfinals in four consecutive tournaments, including a trip to
the finals of the European Open in October, where he came up short
against Jannik Sinner. His strong form continued as he overcame a
first-round challenge from John Millman.
The Argentine defensive wizard secured
eight breaks of service, including one in the match’s final game, but
he was also broken seven times. He’ll need to improve on serve moving
forward if he’s going to make another deep run amid a deep Paris
field.
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