Fourth seed Alexander Zverev has booked a second round berth at the Paris masters after beating Francis Tiafoe.
The 21-year-old German won 6-4 6-4 after one hour and 44 minutes to set up a meeting with the winner of the match between Feliciano Lopez and Diego Schwartzman.
Japan’s Kei Nishikori continued his bid for a place in the season ending ATP Finals in London a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Adrian Mannarino.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters shortly before his opening match against Fernando Verdasco.
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Nadal who has not played since retiring injured in the U.S. Open semi-finals, withdrew because of injury.
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