After 3 AM, Moutet stuns Norrie to advance to last 16 in Paris
Corentin Moutet edged out Cameron Norrie 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday night. He’ll face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Corentin Moutet TENNIS : Rolex Paris Masters – Paris – 30/10/2022 || Federico Pestellini / Panoramic
French qualifier Corentin Moutet edged out No 12 seed Cameron Norrie 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to advance to the last 16 of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Wednesday night.
Moutet, ranked No 64, will play Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 5 seed, next.
The victory marks Moutet’s first trip to the round of 16 at Paris, his hometown, and matches his biggest career win by ranking.
The Frenchman edged out Croat Borna Coric (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Paris Bercy.
In the first round of the Paris Bercy, Norrie, ranked No 13, defeated Serb Miomir Kecmanovic (6-2, 6-4).
Paris Masters 1000, other second-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.415.410, most recent results first):
- Tommy Paul beat Rafael Nadal (2): 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Pablo Carreno Busta (14) beat Denis Shapovalov: 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4
- Holger Rune beat Hubert Hurkacz (10): 7-5, 6-1
- Gilles Simon (WC) beat Taylor Fritz (9): 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Fabio Fognini (LL): 6-0, 7-5
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-4, 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) beat Mikael Ymer (Q): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- Alex De Minaur beat Daniil Medvedev (4): 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Daniel Evans: 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Nikoloz Basilashvili: 6-4, 6-2
- Frances Tiafoe (16) beat Jack Draper: 6-3, 7-5
- Karen Khachanov beat Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Casper Ruud (3) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-1, 7-6 (7)
- Novak Djokovic (6) beat Maxime Cressy: 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat John Isner: 6-2, 6-3
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