Khachanov Advances In Paris; Dzumhur Records 100th Match Win

Karen Khachanov recorded his first match win at the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday by beating Filip Krajinovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-2 for a place in the second round. Khachanov recovered from 3-5 down in the first set and saved one set point at 4-5, with Krajinovic serving at 40/30. The winner of two ATP World Tour titles this year at the Open 13 Provence (d. Pouille) and the VTB Kremlin Cup (d. Mannarino) will next play 12th-seeded Briton Kyle Edmund.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur, this year’s Turkish Airlines Antayla Open champion (d. Mannarino), notched the 100th match win of his career with a 6-4, 7-6(5) win over German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk. He now faces Greek No. 14 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has qualified for next week’s Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.