Tennis Tracker: Ruud stunned in Paris after De Minaur and Alcaraz claim
Several of the world’s biggest names take to the court at the Paris Masters today, including world number two Carlos Alcaraz (21), Aussie Alex de Minaur (25) and sixth seed Andrey Rublev (27).
23:43 CET – That is it then from today and round one action from Paris. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more Paris Masters and action on the WTA tour.
23:40 CET – And in today’s final match, Casper Ruud (25) has suffered a shock first-round exit after losing in three sets to Jordan Thompson (30). The Australian regained his composure after dropping the second set to claim an impressive 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 4-6 win9
20:46 CET – The highest-ranked player of the day in Paris, Carlos Alcaraz (21), has won comfortably 7-5, 6-1 against Chile’s Nicolas Jarry (29).
20:20 CET – On the back of his hard-fought title in Vienna last week, Jack Draper (22) has produced a dominant service display to defeat Jiri Lehecka (22) 7-5, 6-2 in Paris.
19:50 CET – Despite losing an epic second set tiebreak to home favourite Corentin Moutet (25), Ben Shelton (22) has secured his place in the Paris Masters second round by beating the Frenchman 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3.
