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World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the Paris Masters third round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Yoshihito Nishioka but Rafa Nadal and Daniil Medvedev both slumped to surprise losses on Wednesday (Oct 2).
Rafa Nadal said he does not expect to be in good enough shape to mount a serious challenge at the season-ending ATP Finals after being beaten by Tommy Paul at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
PARIS: Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Paris Masters in the second round on Wednesday after losing in three sets to American Tommy Paul, boosting Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of finishing the year as world number one. Nadal, who received a bye as second seed, was playing his first singles match in two months after spending time at home in Mallorca with his wife and newborn son. The 22-time Grand Slam champion shook off an early break in the opening set by winning five of the next six games.
Rafael Nadal, who makes his return to the court at the Paris Masters after a two-month break, insisted Tuesday he was no longer fighting to be world number one.
American eighth seed Tommy Paul shook off a close first-set loss and beat Swedish wild card Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in first-round action Tuesday at the Stockholm Open.
The 24-year-old Russian is aiming to qualify for next month's ATP Finals in Turin and this victory in Spain's north-west will increase his chances. Rublev, the top seed, saw off Ilya Ivashka, Tommy Paul and US Open 2020 winner Dominic Thiem on his way to the final and the 12th title of his career.
Andrey Rublev beat Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-3 to win the inaugural Gijon Open on Sunday, earning his fourth title of the year.
The Russian, top seed and ranked ninth in the world, will face Sebastian Korda in Sunday's final after he beat Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. Rublev, playing aggressively, broke to move 3-1 ahead in the first set and after the Austrian broke back for 5-4 expressed his anger but managed to follow suit to seal the first set. In the second set Thiem saved two match points but Rublev eventually sealed the victory with another break as he closes in on his fourth title of the year.