Paris Masters: Khachanov beats Djere to move into last 16

Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 16 seed, advanced to the last 16 of Paris Masters by defeating Serb Laslo Djere 6-4, 7-5 at the Accor Arena.

Khachanov, ranked No 15, will face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, next.

In the previous round of the Paris-Bercy tournament, the Russian won against Australian Max Purcell (6-4, 6-4).

Djere, ranked No 34, edged out French wildcard Luca Van Assche (6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4) 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):

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