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Patna : Second seed Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia; 6th seed Casper Ruud, 22, Norway; and qualifier Hugo Gaston, 21, France, reached quarter-finals of ATP Rolex Paris Masters at Paris, France, on November 5, 2021. World No 4 & 4th seed Alexander Zverev, 24, Germany, reached quarters-finals on November 4, 2021, night.
World No 2 Medvedev defeated World No 39 Sebastian Korda, 21, USA, in a three-set contest 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in 1hr 49 minutes in 3rd round rallying back from one set own. The Russian won 5 break points during the match to 2 by Korda. Medvedev also won 4 games in a row to 3 by Korda. Medvedev, in all, won 89 points duri ng the match to 72 points by the American. The Russian fired 7 Aces in the match to 2 by the American.
World No 8 Ruud thumped World No 57 Marcos Giron, 28, USA, in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in 67 minutes in 3rd round winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. Ruud, in all, won 61 points in the match to 35 points by Giron. Ruud fired 5 Aces during the match to 2 by the American.
World No 103 Gaston upset World No 35 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 18, Spain, in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in 3rd round. Gaston won 6 break points during the match to 4 by Carlos. Gaston won 7 games in a row during the match to 5 by the fast rising Spaniard. The Frenchman, in all, won 73 points during the match to 54 points by Carlos. Gaston will face Medvedev in QF on November 6, 2021.
World No 4 Zverev defeated World No 30 Grigor Dimitrov, 30, Bulgaria, in a tough three-set contest 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 in 3rd round on November 4, 2021. Zverev fired 17 Aces during the match to 7 by Dimitrov. Both the players won 1 tie-break each. Zverev, however, also won 3 break points during the match to 1 by the Bulgarian. Dimitrov though won 106 points during the match to 105 by Zverev. The GErman will face Ruud in QF on November 6, 2021.