De Minaur fails to cash in on Jodar’s exit as Etcheverry knocks him out in Paris!
Alex de Minaur lost 7-6, 6-3 to Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the Paris second round and missed the chance to overtake Rafael Jodar for the last place at the Nitto ATP Finals. The Argentine saved 12 of 13 break points and faces Novak Djokovic or Rinky Hijikata next.
Alex de Minaur, UTS 2025 | © Julien Nouet / Tennis Majors / UTS
Alex de Minaur missed his chance to move into the last qualifying place for the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday, beaten 7-6, 6-3 by Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the second round of the Paris Masters 1000. The Australian eighth seed needed one win to overtake Rafael Jodar, ninth in the Race to Turin.
Etcheverry saved 12 of the 13 break points he faced and converted two of his three, according to Flashscore. He will face Novak Djokovic or qualifier Rinky Hijikata in the last 16.
What de Minaur’s defeat means for the Race to Turin
De Minaur, who had a first-round bye, stays on 3,170 points in the Race, behind the 3,234 of Jodar, who lost 6-3, 6-4 to Casper Ruud on Tuesday. With Jannik Sinner out for the rest of the season, ninth place is the last place in.
Jodar now stays ninth unless Djokovic or Taylor Fritz reaches the semi-finals or Tommy Paul reaches the final in Paris, according to Tennis Majors calculations based on the official ATP totals.
Rolex Paris Masters 2026 second-round results
Lorenzo Musetti d. Alexander Zverev (1) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Luca Van Assche d. Learner Tien (15) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Novak Djokovic (10) vs Rinky Hijikata (Q) (Wednesday)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry d. Alex de Minaur (8) 7-6, 6-3
Ben Shelton (3) d. Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4
Arthur Rinderknech d. Mattia Bellucci (Q) 6-4, 6-1
Tommy Paul (12) d. Daniel Merida 6-1, 6-1
Quentin Halys d. Frances Tiafoe (7) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9)
Thiago Agustin Tirante (LL) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) (Wednesday)
Casper Ruud d. Rafael Jodar (9) 6-3, 6-4
Nuno Borges (LL) vs Karen Khachanov (Wednesday)
Ignacio Buse vs Daniil Medvedev (4) (Wednesday)
Arthur Fils (6) vs Tomas Machac (Q) (Wednesday)
Alex Molcan (Q) vs Taylor Fritz (11) (Wednesday)
Matteo Berrettini vs Ugo Humbert (Wednesday)
Alex Michelsen vs Carlos Alcaraz (2) (Wednesday)
In bold: today’s results.
