Paris Masters: Dimitrov reaches second round
Grigor Dimitrov defeated Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Tuesday evening and will play Italian lucky loser Fabio Fognini in the next round
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Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach the second round of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Tuesday evening.
Dimitrov, ranked No 28, will face Italian lucky loser Fabio Fognini next.
Paris Masters 1000, other first-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.415.410, most recent results first):
- Holger Rune vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Tommy Paul beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-4, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (10) beat Adrian Mannarino (WC): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Fabio Fognini beat Arthur Fils (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-2
- Pablo Carreno Busta (14) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 6-3
- Jack Draper beat Arthur Rinderknech (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Corentin Moutet (Q) beat Borna Coric: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Daniel Evans beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Alex De Minaur beat Sebastian Korda: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Gilles Simon (WC) beat Andy Murray: 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Mikael Ymer (Q) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (16) beat Lorenzo Sonego (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q) beat Jannik Sinner (11): 6-2, 6-3
- Maxime Cressy beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-3, 6-3
- Richard Gasquet (WC) beat Alex Molcan: 6-3, 6-1
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Marin Čilić (15): 6-4, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov beat Sebastian Baez: 6-1, 6-1
- Nikoloz Basilashvili beat Quentin Halys (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 7-5, 6-2
- Cameron Norrie (12) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-2, 6-4
- John Isner beat Oscar Otte (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Yoshihito Nishioka beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-3, 6-4
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