Paris Masters

Cameron Norrie got off to a strong start at the Paris Masters with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.

Fritz and Auger-Aliassime could meet in the third round. Kecmanovic got off to a solid start in the second set by holding his first two service games, but the Serbian couldn’t make any progress on the Norrie serve and he was broken again at 3-2. Cameron Norrie got off to a strong start at the Paris Masters with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.

The Vienna and Basel champions turn their attention to Paris, hoping to continue their standout form in Bercy.

Only lifting the trophy in Bercy will give Fritz or Hurkacz a chance. “I’ve always believed that I can play this way, that I can be consistent in that way, but one thing is to believe and the other is to actually do it. Not a bad return to action for [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/28836-d.medvedev). So hopefully this is just the beginning of seeing me play this way.” I am looking forward to the last two tournaments of the year which are really important and I usually play well.” I’m just really happy that all my work is coming together,” continued the world No.9. “It’s been an amazing week,” said the elated Canadian. It’s amazing.” “It’s been a long year, a long stretch of wins, and it’s not over. “I like to play indoor hard courts at the end of the season,” added Medvedev. “I am really happy. This match was the best of the week because Denis was really playing unreal until probably 4-3 in the second set,” stated Medvedev after lifting his second trophy of 2022.

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz are in the running to round out the eight-player field at the ...

He then raced to a 6-0 lead in the tie-breaker and served his 19th ace to win the match. He is now up to four titles for his career and on the year, having won the Rotterdam Open in February. Davis Cup players are selected by the national team captains and not based on ranking points. "Once again in the final, not getting broken all week. "It's been an amazing week," Auger-Aliassime said after the match. "It's been the best season ever," Fritz said in an on-court interview.

Carlos Alcaraz has made a decision on his Paris Masters participation after suffering a last-minute injury scare ahead of his opening match.

Alcaraz is 4-3 in wins and losses since winning his maiden Grand Slam title in Flushing Meadows and becoming the youngest world No 1 in ATP history as a result. But he has now decided to compete this week after receiving his test results and will play his first match on Wednesday, giving him an extra day to recover. [Carlos Alcaraz](/latest/carlos-alcaraz) has confirmed that he will play this week's Paris Masters after suffering a last-minute injury scare with his knee.

American Maxime Cressy defeated Argentinian Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3 to move into the second round of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Monday evening.

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Mikael Ymer edged out Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-4 (ATP)

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Rafael Nadal's bid to regain the World No. 1 ranking before the season ends is still alive after it received a boost at the Swiss Indoors Basel.

1 at the end of the season, at the age of 36-and-a-half, if he clinches the spot at the end of the 2022 ATP Finals. Meanwhile, if Alcaraz wins the Paris Masters title, beating anyone other than Nadal in the final, he will end his compatriot's hopes for the year-end top spot. If Nadal does not win the Paris title and loses early, he would still have a genuine chance at the No. 1 again by the end of this week, nothing less than winning the Paris Masters title will suffice for Nadal, while Alcaraz must lose before the quarterfinals in Paris. He failed to do so, but he also ensured that he did not drop many points this week, matching his run to the 2021 Vienna Open semifinals. [Rafael Nadal](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/rafael-nadal)'s bid to regain the World No.

Ninth seed Taylor Fritz kept his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals alive when he was among four Americans to record straight sets ...

"Really happy, he's a tough person to play against. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Fritz needs to reach the final to have any chance of sealing a place in the ATP Finals in Turin ahead of Andrey Rublev or Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has won his last three tournaments.

Former Paris Masters champion Andy Murrays campaign comes to an early end as he is beaten by Frenchman Gilles Simon; Cameron Norrie enjoys a comfortable ...

Murray won the next and earned a critical break point to make it 5-3 before Simon broke back. "I feel like any time this year that I've won a couple of matches into a tournament, then I've done well. Murray was visibly frustrated, hitting his racquet on the ground when, at 1-1 in the second, his forehand hit the net.

Frenchman Gilles Simon, who is retiring after this tournament in Paris, staged a comeback, rallying back from a 5-3 deficit and winning four games in a row ...

Murray was visibly frustrated, hitting his racquet on the ground when, all things square at 1-1, his forehand hit the net. with the Scot just one game from victory when retiring home favourite took control Simon fended off the first set point with a smash and tried the same shot to stave off the second but overpowered it to hand Murray the set and another break.

Gilles Simon beat Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters, as the former world No. 1 squandered a chance to serve out the match.

But I thought ‘come on, I have a chance to beat him.’ It is not like I have the best record against Andy. 1 Murray squandered a chance to serve out the match. “I was behind the whole match.

Gilles Simon won against Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 (ATP)

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Felix Auger-Aliassime is bidding to achieve a feat not seed since 1981 as he poses a threat to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters.

And it means that the likes of Nadal and Djokovic could be left struggling to get past the Canadian in Paris, with Auger-Aliassime also bidding to qualify for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career. But the world No 8 could go one better at this week’s Paris Masters, as he bids to pick up four titles in four weeks. The Canadian has now won three titles in three weeks after lifting the Swiss Indoors trophy on Sunday and is in red-hot form coming into the last Masters of 2022, as he could threaten Nadal and Djokovic’s chances by aiming to go four out of four.

Andy Murray crashed out of the Paris Masters after serving for the match against Gilles Simon, drawing his 2022 season to a close.

This time, momentum had completely shifted with Simon as the world No 188 managed to win four games in a row to steal the second set 7-5 and force a decider, keeping his career alive. He was then forced to save a break point at 3-3 and held on, then breaking the Simon serve in a lengthy game to serve for a spot in the second round. The “Gillou” chants intensified as Murray stepped up to serve for the set and he found himself broken as the fans went wild.

Ninth seed Taylor Fritz kept his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals alive when he was among four Americans to record straight sets ...

“Really happy, he's a tough person to play against. Fritz needs to reach the final to have any chance of sealing a place in the ATP Finals in Turin ahead of Andrey Rublev or Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has won his last three tournaments. Fritz, the highest-seeded American in the draw beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 6-2 on the back of a decent first serve despite trailing by a break in the opening set.

Corentin Moutet edged out Borna Coric 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 (ATP)

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Andy Murray gave a brutal assessment of his own defeat to the retiring Gilles Simon at the Paris Masters, admitting his performance was “not acceptable”.

“I'm probably conditioned in some ways for tennis, because my body is responding well to the matches. “Maybe one of the mistakes that I made was like playing Newport (after Wimbledon). I need to do exceptional things to still compete.” So it's something that I'll have to look at. I think just the reality is I need to work harder. What I'm trying to do is extremely hard.

Paris: Andrey Rublev strengthened his ATP Finals chances on Tuesday after defeating big-serving American John Isner 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round at the ...

The 25-year-old, who has 2,870 points, will face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the first round later on Tuesday. Rublev is currently seventh in the ‘ATP Live Race To Turin’ with 3,530 points. As soon as I was returning and the ball was in play, I felt I had an advantage and wasn’t nervous.”

Andy Murray criticised his performance against Gilles Simon in Paris as he lost after serving for the match.

The Brit rose from world No 134 back into the top 50 this season and it remains to be seen how much more he can push himself in 2023 after vowing to train harder. “If I'm being completely honest, I don't think the last four or five months that that's necessarily been happening, since the issue sort of started in Newport, Washington time,” he added, referring to his cramps and physical woes. “I'm probably conditioned in some ways for tennis, because my body is responding well to the matches. Murray’s 2022 season came to an end in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday night as he lost despite serving for a straight-sets victory. “Having that happen after a set and a half on an indoor court where it's not particularly hot is not really not acceptable,” the 2016 champion in Paris-Bercy told the The former world No 1 has now admitted to making mistakes in a scathing review of his performance.