Paris Masters: Fifth seed Tsitsipas dashes French hopes with win over Moutet

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 5 seed, ended French hopes at the Paris Masters on Thursday as he beat qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-6 (3) to advance to the quarter-finals at the Accor Arena.

Tsitsipas, ranked No 5, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, the No 14 seed, and American Tommy Paul next.

The Greek dropped just three points on first serve and didn’t face a single point as he booked his place in the last eight.

The Greek won against Daniel Evans (6-3, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous rounds, Moutet, ranked No 64, edged out Croat Borna Coric (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) and No 12 seed Cameron Norrie (6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3)), a match that finished after 3am.

Paris Masters 1000, other last 16 results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.415.410, most recent results first):

• Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Tommy Paul
• Novak Djokovic (6) beat Karen Khachanov: 6-4, 6-1
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) beat Gilles Simon (WC): 6-1, 6-3
• Holger Rune beat Andrey Rublev (7): 6-4, 7-5
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Grigor Dimitrov: 6-1, 6-3
• Frances Tiafoe (16) beat Alex De Minaur: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Lorenzo Musetti beat Casper Ruud (3): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4