Paris Masters: Dimitrov sets up clash with Alcaraz in last 16
Grigor Dimitrov won against Fabio Fognini 6-0, 7-5 on Wednesday evening and will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, in the next round
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Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov reached the last 16 of Paris Masters by beating Italian lucky loser Fabio Fognini 6-0, 7-5 at the Accor Arena on Wednesday evening.
Dimitrov, ranked No 28, will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, next.
The Bulgarian won against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round, Fognini, ranked No 59, won against French qualifier Arthur Fils (7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-2).
Paris Masters 1000, other second-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.415.410, most recent results first):
- Corentin Moutet vs. Cameron Norrie
- Tommy Paul vs. Rafael Nadal
- Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Holger Rune
- Taylor Fritz vs. Gilles Simon: wednesday
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-4, 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) beat Mikael Ymer (Q): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- Alex De Minaur beat Daniil Medvedev (4): 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) beat Daniel Evans: 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Nikoloz Basilashvili: 6-4, 6-2
- Frances Tiafoe (16) beat Jack Draper: 6-3, 7-5
- Karen Khachanov beat Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Casper Ruud (3) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-1, 7-6 (7)
- Novak Djokovic (6) beat Maxime Cressy: 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat John Isner: 6-2, 6-3
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