Paris Masters: Humbert makes second round thanks to 100th career win, plays Zverev next
Ugo Humbert won against Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon and will face German Alexander Zverev, the No 10 seed, in the next round
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Frenchman Ugo Humbert beat American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Tuesday afternoon.
It was his 100th match win of his career.
Humbert, ranked No 26, will face German Alexander Zverev, the No 10 seed, next.
Paris Masters, other first-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):
- Gael Monfils vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Mackenzie McDonald beat J.J. Wolf (Q): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Daniel Altmaier beat Arthur Fils: 6-2, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (11) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3
- Alexander Zverev beat Marton Fucsovics (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Dusan Lajovic (LL) beat Benjamin Bonzi (WC): 7-5, 6-3
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Dominic Thiem (Q) beat Stan Wawrinka: 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Sebastian Baez: 6-1, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Jordan Thompson (LL): 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2
- Botic van de Zandschulp (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-4, 7-5
- Laslo Djere beat Luca Van Assche (WC): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov (16) beat Max Purcell: 6-4, 6-4
- Roman Safiullin (Q) beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Alex De Minaur (13) beat Andy Murray: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5
- Alexander Bublik beat Frances Tiafoe (14): 6-3, 6-4
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Christopher Eubanks: 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4
- Nicolas Jarry beat Alexei Popyrin: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-4, 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Ben Shelton (15): 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
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