The current champion of the 1000 Masters of Paris-Bercy and eighth world player, the Russian Karen Khachanov, and the fourth in the world, his compatriot Daniil Medvedev, said goodbye to the first exchange in the 1000 Masters of the French capital.

On the last turn of the day, the screening of the favorites was slowed down with the victory of the German Alexander Zverev, sixth in the world and aspiring to be in the London Masters, who swept the Spanish Fernando Verdasco, 49º, in less than an hour. 6-1, 6-3.

Khachanov was eliminated in the second round this year at his premiere at the gala date, at the hands of German Jan-Lennard Struff , world number 36, 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 7-5. The German will be measured in the next round, the round of 16, to the winner of the duel between Italian Matteo Berrettini and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

After a very tight first set, the Russian tennis player dominated the second round to match the match, before Struff took the duel in his first match point.

For his part, Medvedev, who had reached six consecutive finals, fell to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy (65th) by 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Russian, finalist against Rafa Nadal in the last US Open, had won the last two Masters 1000, in Cincinnati in August and in Shanghai in October. Chardy will play in the round of 16 against the American John Isner or the Chilean Cristian Garín.

Novak Djokovic knew the identity of his first rival this year in the Parisian pavilion. It will be the 20-year-old French lucky loser Corentin Moutet (97th), who beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic (38th) in the first round by 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.

"I am not impressed by Djokovic or the other players, but I have a lot of respect for his career. He is currently the best in the world. He is very constant and when he plays a tournament he wins it often. I will try to beat him and be better than him," Moutet said About your next challenge.

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