Rolex Paris Masters—France
Humbert, Rinderknech Advance at Paris Masters; Halep Ousted in Hong Kong
Monday’s schedule of play on the Rolex Paris Masters in France featured Frenchmen Ugo Humbert and Arthur Rinderknech advancing to the second spherical.
No. 15 seed Humbert received after he defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, and Rinderknech moved into the spherical of 32 after Tomas MacHac retired whereas up a set and trailing 5-3 within the second set.
Different winners on the day included Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Marcos Giron, Tallon Griekspoor, Miomir Kecmanovic and Jordan Thompson.
Tuesday’s order or play will function No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz, No. 6 seed Andrey Rublev, No. 7 seed Casper Ruud and former winners No. 13 seed Holger Rune and Karen Khachanov.
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Hong Kong Tennis Open—Hong Kong, China
Former two-time Main winner Simona Halep failed to achieve the second spherical in Hong Kong on Monday, shedding in straight units to No. 6 seed Yue Yuan 6-3, 6-3.
Enjoying solely 5 matches in 2024, Halep is at present ranked No. 883 on this planet.
The 33-year-old Romanian fell to 1-4 on the season.
Elsewhere, No. 9 seed Bernarda Pera, Jessika Ponchet, Shi Han, Wang Xiyu and Priscilla Hon all reached the second spherical.
The highest two seeds Diana Shnaider and Katie Boulter will likely be in motion on Tuesday.
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