Paris Masters: Rublev beats Nishioka to make last 16

Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, beat Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the last 16 of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena

Rublev, ranked No 5, will play the winner of the match between American Tommy Paul, the No 12 seed, and Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp next.

Nishioka, ranked No 49, won against Australian lucky loser Jordan Thompson (7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2) in the previous round of the Paris-Bercy tournament.

Paris Masters, other second-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):

• Jannik Sinner vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Dominic Thiem vs. Holger Rune
• Ugo Humbert vs. Alexander Zverev
• Casper Ruud vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Alex De Minaur
• Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Grigor Dimitrov vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Tommy Paul vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Taylor Fritz vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Alexander Bublik beat Nicolas Jarry: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
• Roman Safiullin (Q) beat Carlos Alcaraz (2): 6-3, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (16) beat Laslo Djere: 6-4, 7-5
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-2, 6-2