Paris Masters 2025 Day 2 Recap

Day Two in Paris delivered fireworks as Cameron Norrie shocked World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz with a gritty three-set win.

Valentin Vacherot saved his kind rolling with a commanding upset of Jiří Lehečka, whereas Daniil Medvedev produced certainly one of his sharpest performances in months to cruise previous Jaume Munar.

Elsewhere, Félix Auger-Aliassime battled again from a set all the way down to preserve his Turin hopes alive, and João Fonseca continued to show his Basel title was no fluke, toppling Denis Shapovalov.

Right here’s every little thing that went down on Day Two.

Day Two Paris Masters 2025 Spherical of 64 and 32 Outcomes

Spherical of 64

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Valentin Vacherot (WC)
Jiří Lehečka (14)
6-1 6-3

Félix Auger-Aliassime (9)
Francisco Comesana (Q)
6-7(2) 6-3 6-3

Corentin Moutet
Reilly Opelka (LL)
3-6 7-5 6-1

João Fonseca
Denis Shapovalov
5-7 6-4 6-3

Gabriel Diallo
Tallon Griekspoor
6-3 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (11)
Jaume Munar
6-1 6-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (15)
Valentin Royer (LL)
4-6 6-1 6-4

Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Q)
7-5 6-3

Spherical of 32

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Cameron Norrie
Carlos Alcaraz (1)
4-6 6-3 6-4

Taylor Fritz (4)
Aleksandar Vukic (Q)
7-6(4) 6-2

Ben Shelton (5)
Flavio Cobolli
7-6(4) 6-3

Andrey Rublev (12)
Learner Tien
6-4 6-4

Key Matches

Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Francisco Comesana 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3

Felix Auger-Aliassime saved his ATP Finals hopes alive with a comeback victory over Argentine qualifier Francisco Comesana

The Canadian, who at the moment sits ninth within the ATP Reside Race To Turin, trailed by a set however dominated the second with out dropping some extent behind first serve and overpowered his opponent from that time onwards.

Joao Fonseca def. Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Joao Fonseca backed up his Basel ATP 500 title with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 comeback win over Denis Shapovalov in his Paris Masters debut.

Fonseca confronted Shapo throughout his Basel title run, and this match was fairly related with Fonseca displaying clear hitting off each wings and overcoming some type of hip difficulty. He’ll subsequent face tenth seed Karen Khachanov.

Daniil Medvedev def. Jaume Munar 6-1, 6-3

Daniil Medvedev produced certainly one of his finest performances shortly, recording a 6-1, 6-3 dismantling of Jaume Munar. The 2020 Paris champion will subsequent meet Grigor Dimitrov within the second spherical, which I feel he’ll win comfortably.

Valentin Vacherot def. Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-3

Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot continued his kind with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 upset of Jiri Lehecka, organising a second-round rematch along with his cousin Arthur Rinderknech. 

Vacherot defeated Rinderknech in three units to say the Shanghai title earlier this month because the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion in historical past, and he overwhelmed the Czech with depth and precision to document a press release win.

Cameron Norrie def. Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Cameron Norrie surprised World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, claiming his first-ever victory over a world primary participant in 5 makes an attempt.

The British left-hander capitalised on a wildly erratic efficiency from Alcaraz, who dedicated 54 unforced errors.

I believed Carlos began okay, however his stage collapsed because the match wore on, and he struggled with timing, footwork, and baseline rhythm.

An enormous a part of that’s Norrie’s recreation, which kills rhythm as his topspin forehand created plenty of angles on the Paris court docket, whereas his flat backhand gave the Spaniard little to work with. It’s the enormous variation between strokes, alongside along with his health/never-give-up angle, that has led him to win 3 of their 8 conferences, which is a good document.

Highlights

Rolex Paris Masters 2025 Day 3 Spherical of 32 Matches