Paris Masters: Fils beats Cilic to reach second round
The Frenchman will meet German Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round
Arthur Fils Tokyo 2024 (Zuma / Panoramic)
Frenchman Arthur Fils advanced to the second round of Paris Masters by beating Croat Marin Cilic 7-6 (5), 6-4 at the Accor Arena on Tuesday.
At 20, Fils becomes the youngest Frenchman to win a main draw match at the Paris Masters since Richard Gasquet did the same in 2006.
Fils, ranked No 20 in the world, will face German Jan-Lennard Struff next.
Paris Masters 1000, other first-round matches (Accor Arena, hard, EUR 5.950.575, most recent results first):
- Alex Michelsen beat Hubert Hurkacz (12): 6-1, 6-3
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Lorenzo Musetti (16): 6-4, 6-2
- Adrian Mannarino (WC) beat Tommy Paul (11): 6-3, 7-5
- Alejandro Tabilo beat Nuno Borges: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Nicolas Jarry beat Lorenzo Sonego (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (10) beat Roberto Carballes Baena (LL): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Alexander Bublik beat Fabio Fognini (Q): 7-5, 7-5
- Miomir Kecmanovic (LL) beat Sebastian Baez: 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-5
- Ugo Humbert (15) beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Marcos Giron (Q) beat Juncheng Shang (Q): 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6)
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Quentin Halys (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Jordan Thompson beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 6-4, 6-4
- Arthur Rinderknech (WC) beat Tomas Machac: 6-7 (3), 5-3 ret.
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Luciano Darderi: 6-3, 6-4
- Jack Draper vs. Jiri Lehecka
- Alex De Minaur vs. Mariano Navone
- Ben Shelton vs. Corentin Moutet
- Zizou Bergs vs. Richard Gasquet
- Karen Khachanov vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Holger Rune
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Matteo Berrettini
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