Paris Masters: De Minaur advances to quarter-finals, securing his spot for the ATP Finals

Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 6 seed, beat Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 10 seed, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last eight of Paris Masters at the La Défense Arena on Thursday evening. This result secures the Aussie’s spot for the ATP Finals in Turin.

De Minaur, ranked No 6, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 13 seed, next.

Paris Masters 1000, other last 16 results (La Défense Arena, hard, EUR 6.128.940, most recent results first):

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Alexander Zverev
• Francisco Cerundolo vs. Jannik Sinner
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Alexander Bublik beat Taylor Fritz (4): 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Ben Shelton (5) beat Andrey Rublev (12): 7-6 (6), 6-3
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) beat Daniel Altmaier: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Valentin Vacherot (WC) beat Cameron Norrie: 7-6 (4), 6-4