Daniil Medvedev weathered an early storm, saving three set points in the opening set, before finishing off upstart Hugo Gaston on Friday in Paris.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz took to social media to reflect on a jarring loss to Hugo Gaston in Paris. The 18-year-old hopes to bank the experience and call it a lesson learned.
No.5 seed Andrey Rublev led a parade of top-ranked players to the exits at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Qualifying for the men's singles at the Australian Open gets under way, with some intriguing clashes in store.
Day 8 of Roland-Garros was an interesting one, highlighted by an all-time classic match between Dominic Thiem and Hugo Gaston, as well as Simona Halep's fall.