Safiullin stuns Alcaraz at Paris Masters
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Russia's Roman Safiullin in the second round at the Paris Masters on Tuesday (Oct 31).
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Carlos Alcaraz Stunned By Qualifier In Paris Masters Defeat
Carlos Alcaraz slipped to a shock defeat on his return from injury on Tuesday at the Paris Masters while Alexander Zverev needed three sets to see off Marton Fucsovics. Spanish world number two Alcaraz, who was making his return to the court following injuries to his lower back and left foot, had been given a bye in the first round but had no answer to Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin who eased through 6-3, 6-4. "He didn't surprise me at all because I knew that he has been playing a great level these last few months, beating big guys, reaching finals," said a disconsolate Alcarez.
Auger-Aliassime maintains late-season form at Paris Masters, riding 17 aces to Round 1 win
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his impressive season-ending run of form with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 first-round win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament.
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev headlines day of sweeps at Vienna
Top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev beat Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-2 in a first-round match to capture one of Wednesday's six sweeps at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Novak Djokovic To Open 2024 At United Cup, But No Rafael Nadal
World number one Novak Djokovic will open his 2024 season at the mixed teams United Cup in Australia, but injury-plagued Rafael Nadal was not on the Spain team announced Friday. Djokovic will spearhead Serbia at the tournament from December 29-January 7 in Sydney and Perth as he builds towards the defence of his Australian Open title. Nadal was part of the Spain team in 2023 before injuring his hip at the opening Grand Slam of the year. He has been out of action since and underwent surgery in June.
Canada, led by Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime, set to make United Cup debut
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will headline the new-look United Cup mixed team event in Perth and Sydney from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7 as one of the key warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open.
Trent Alexander-Arnold Jadi 'Pemilik' Tim F1
Trent Alexander-Arnold mulai merambah olahraga lain di luar sepakbola. Bek Liverpool itu resmi jadi salah satu pemilik tim F1 Alpine.
Third seed Rune, Zverev out of Shanghai Masters on day of upsets
SHANGHAI: Shanghai Masters third seed Holger Rune crashed out of the tournament in straight sets on Friday, the highest-profile of several top-20 players to be knocked out that day.