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Patna : World No 18 in ATP rankings Karen Khachanov, 22, Russia, upset World No 9 John Isner, 33, USA, to enter the quarter-finals of Paris Masters 1,000 points tennis tournament on November 1, 2018. Khachanov defeated Isner, the 8th seed, in a three-set thriller 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 in the Round of 16 of ATP Paris Masters at Paris, France. Isner though hammered 19 Aces in the match to 11 by Khachanov. Khachanov committed 3 double faults to 4 by Isner. Khachanov won a break point to none by Isner.
World No 5 Alexander Zverev, 21, Germany, defeated World No 19 Diego Schwartzman, 26, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 16 to set up a quarter-finals match with Khachanov on November 2. Zverev served 7 Aces in the match to 5 by Schwartzman. Zverev also won 3 break points to none by his rival. Zverev also won 5 games in a row in the match.
Defending champion and World No 23 Jack Sock, 26, USA, defeated lucky loser and World No 55 Maek Jaziri, 34, Tunisia, 6-0, 6-4 to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament.Sock served 6 Aces in the match to 2 by Jaziri. Jaziri committed 6 double faults to just 1 by Sock, who also won 4 break points. Sock also won 7 games in a row in the match.