Struff stuns defending champion Khachanov in 2nd round od Rolex Paris Masters

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Patna : World No 36 Jan-Lennard Struff, 29, Germany, stunned defending champion and World No 8 Karen Khachanov, 23, Russia, in 2nd round of Rolex Paris Masters at Bercy, Paris, France, on October 29, 2019, to enter the Round of 16. Struff beat 8th seed Khachanov  7-6, 3-6, 7-5 in 2 hrs in 2nd round in a major upset in the tournament.

Both the players hammered 17 Aces each in the match. Both of them also committed 3 double faults each in the match. Both Khachanov and Struff won 2 break points each in the match. The Russian, however, won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by the German. The German’s winning percentage on his first serve was 100% to 91 of the Russian. Struff’s winning percentage on his 2nd serve was 82 % to 82% of Khachanov.

World No 18 Alex de Minaur, 20, Australia, beat World No Laslo Djere, 24, Serbia, 6-1, 6-4 to enter the 2nd round. Minaur won 5 break points in the match to 2 by Dere. The Australian also won 6 games in a row to 2 by Dere.

World No 35 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 34, upset World No 22 Andrey Rublev, 22, Russia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to enter the 2nd round. Tsonga hammered 20 Aces in the match to 4 by the Russian. Both the players committed 3 double faults each. Tsonga won 3 break points to 2 by the Russian. Both of them won 3 games each in a row in the match.