Karen Khachanov advances to third round of Paris Masters

Russian tennis player of Armenian descent and world No. 14, Karen Khachanov, defeated Brazil’s Joao Fonseca, World No. 28.

Khachanov moved into the third round of the Rolex Paris Masters, a Masters 1000 tournament with a prize pool exceeding €6.1 million. The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes and ended with a score of 6–1, 3–6, 6–3. In the next round, Khachanov will face world No. 6 Alex de Minaur of Australia.

The tournament in Paris concludes on November 2. The reigning champion is German tennis player Alexander Zverev.