Masters: Karen Khachanov advances to the second round

Russian player Karen Khachanov, ranked 25th in the world, has advanced to the second round of the Masters tournament currently underway in Paris, the capital of France.

Khachanov faced Canadian Denis Shapovalov, ranked 51st globally, who was forced to retire during the third set due to a groin injury. The score at the time was 6–3, 6–7 (6–8), 1–4.

In the next round, Karen Khachanov will face the winner of the match between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ranked 17th) and France’s Moise Kouame (ranked 132nd).

The prize pool for the Paris Masters is 6.3 million euros.

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