Paris Masters: Vacherot makes second round, against Rinderknech again

Monégasque wildcard Valentin Vacherot won against Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 14 seed, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round of Paris Masters at the La Défense Arena on Tuesday. Vacherot, ranked No 40, will play French wildcard Arthur Rinderknech next. This will be a replay of the recent Shanghai final that made them famous in the world of tennis.

Paris Masters 1000, other first-round results (La Défense Arena, hard, EUR 6.128.940, most recent results first):

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Valentin Royer
• Jaume Munar vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Joao Fonseca
• Corentin Moutet vs. Reilly Opelka
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli: tuesday
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Gabriel Diallo: tuesday
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Francisco Comesana: tuesday
• Karen Khachanov (10) beat Ethan Quinn (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Grigor Dimitrov beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 7-6 (5), 6-1
• Alexandre Muller beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-2, 7-5
• Lorenzo Sonego beat Sebastian Korda (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Zizou Bergs beat Alex Michelsen: 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
• Alexander Bublik (13) beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-4, 6-3
• Andrey Rublev (12) beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Damir Dzumhur (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (LL): 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (2)
• Aleksandar Vukic (Q) beat Terence Atmane (WC): 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Fabian Marozsan: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
• Learner Tien beat Nuno Borges: 6-2, 7-6 (7)
• Cameron Norrie beat Sebastian Baez: 6-3, 6-4
• Flavio Cobolli beat Tomas Machac: 6-1, 6-4
• Arthur Cazaux (WC) beat Luciano Darderi: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
• Daniel Altmaier beat Marcos Giron: 6-2, 7-6 (5)