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Tsitsipas beats Baena in Paris Masters opener; Paul ousted

Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Roberto Carballes Baena in his Paris Masters opener on Monday, while a Frenchman ousted Tommy Paul.

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TSITSIPAS BEATS BAENA IN PARIS MASTERS OPENER

Tsitsipas beats Baena, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in his Paris Masters opening match.

Furthermore, the Greek World No.11 overcame an upset stomach and an opening set loss to beat the Spaniard.

Moreover, the victory enabled Tsitsipas to remain in contention for a spot in the season-ending ATP finals.

The 26-year-old Monte Carlo resident admitted he had to overcome a “second battle”—his stomach problem—in addition to dealing with Baena.

“I couldn’t even pump myself up at the beginning of the match,” Tsitsipas said.

He explained, “When something is bothering you that much, it takes your entire concentration and focus.”

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ MASTERS 1000 WINS! 🎉

🇬🇷 @steftsitsipas has battled to the milestone ONE HUNDREDTH Masters 1000 win of his career with a 4-6 6-3 6-3 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena at the Rolex Paris Masters. 💪👏

Tsitsipas is the FIRST man born in 1998 or later to hit that number:

— TENNIS (@Tennis) October 28, 2024

GREEK TENNIS STAR REACHES MILESTONE WITH 100TH MASTERS 1000 VICTORY

Moreover, the Greek tennis star reached a milestone with his 100th Masters 1,000 victory.

Furthermore, Tsitsipas became the fifth player born in 1980 or later to record 100 career wins at Masters 1000 events.

He is also the first player born in 1988 or later to achieve the feat.

Tsitsipas rolled 36 winners to 32 unforced errors to raise his career win-loss record at Masters 1000 events from 100 to 52.

The No.10 seed is set to face the winner of the match between Alejandro Tabilo nd Nuno Borges.

The wild-card sends the crowd WILD 🔥

Adrian Mannarino upsets Tommy Paul, and the home crowd loves it!#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/P7SGKBCNom

— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 28, 2024

FRENCHMAN OUSTS PAUL; LOCAL FAVORITE HUMBERT BEATS NAKASHIMA TO ADVANCE

Furthermore, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino ousted Paul, 6-3, 7-5, to end the American’s hopes of qualifying for Turin.

Moreover, local favorite Hugo Humbert defeated No.35 Brandon Nakashima, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in a match that lasted for more than two hours.

The victory extended Humbert’s dominance over Nakashima with a 3-0 record in their head-to-head matchup.

In other matches, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor eliminated Luciano Darderi, 6-3, 6-4, while Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina won 6-3, 7-6(6) over Zhang Zhizhen.

Griekspoor will next take on No.3 seed Alexander Zverev, while Etcheverry will face Grigor Dimitrov.

9 – In defeating Brandon Nakashima at the Paris Masters, Ugo Humbert has registered his 9th win in ATP-1000 events during 2024, equalling his most wins in such events during a single season (9 – 2023). Victory. #RolexParisMasters | @RolexPMasters @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/zShVsCVPja

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) October 28, 2024