ATP roundup: Frenchman survives John Isner's 28 aces
French qualifier Gregoire Barrere withstood 28 aces in a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3 first-round upset of No. 6 seed John Isner at the ASB Classic on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Humbert ends three-year Auckland reign with first-round loss
(Corrects paragaraph 6 score in Isner-Barrere match)
Humbert's three-year Auckland reign ends with first round loss
Ugo Humbert's three-year reign as Auckland Open champion came to an end on Tuesday as Christopher Eubanks defeated the Frenchman 7-6(4) 7-6(3) with sixth-seeded American John Isner also exiting the tournament in the first round.
Djokovic starts Paris defence with win, Rublev and Hurkacz also through
Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his Paris Masters campaign with a routine 7-6(1) 6-4 win over Maxime Cressy on Tuesday (Nov 1), while Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz stayed in the hunt for a place at the ATP Finals with straight-sets victories.
Djokovic beats Cressy in straight sets at Paris Masters
PARIS: Defending champion Novak Djokovic started his chase for a record-extending 39th Masters title by beating Maxime Cressy of the United States 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. In the first meeting between the two, Cressy saved three break points in the eighth game but then hit two double-faults in the tiebreaker, which Djokovic won with an ace. Cressy also double-faulted at 4-4 in the second set to hand two break points to Djokovic, who broke with a forehand return winner.
Fritz leads American quartet into Paris Masters second round
Ninth seed Taylor Fritz kept his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals alive when he was among four Americans to record straight sets victories at the Paris Masters on Monday (Oct 31) to move into the second round.
Fritz wins in Paris to remain in hunt for ATP Finals spot
PARIS: Taylor Fritz of the United States stayed in contention for one of the two remaining ATP Finals spots by beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. The ninth-seeded Fritz rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the opening set and took the second by winning the last four games. Davidovich Fokina made 24 unforced errors to just nine for Fritz.
Roger Federer Retirement: Who's Saying What
Roger Federer's decision to retire provoked an emotional reaction from current and former tennis players as well as stars in other sports. AFP Sport looks at some of the tributes to the 20-time Grand Slam champion: