Paris Masters 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day Three in Paris noticed two extra seeds tumble, with Casper Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti each despatched packing.

Wildcard Valentin Vacherot stored his Masters 1000 run alive by edging cousin Arthur Rinderknech in one other gritty three-setter, whereas Daniil Medvedev superior through walkover after Grigor Dimitrov pulled out injured.

Elsewhere, Félix Auger-Aliassime survived by the pores and skin of his enamel in back-to-back tiebreaks, Daniel Altmaier took out an out-of-sorts Ruud, and Jannik Sinner appeared sharp in his opener to increase his indoor profitable streak to 22 matches.

Alexander Bublik stored the leisure ranges excessive, each together with his tennis and his post-match trolling, whereas Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov wanted three units to get by means of.

Right here’s how day three panned out.

Day Three Paris Masters 2025 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Valentin Vacherot (WC)
Arthur Rinderknech (WC)
6-7(9) 6-3 6-4

Felix Auger-Aliassime (9)
Alexandre Muller
5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Daniel Altmaier
Casper Ruud (8)
6-3 7-5

Alexander Bublik (13)
Corentin Moutet
6-3 7-5

Karen Khachanov (10)
Joao Fonseca
6-1 3-6 6-3

Alex de Minaur (6)
Gabriel Diallo
7-6(8) 4-6 6-3

Lorenzo Sonego
Lorenzo Musetti (7)
3-6 6-3 6-1

Daniel Medvedev (11)
Grigor Dimitrov
Walkover

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (15)
Arthur Cazaux (WC)
7-6(5) 6-4

Alexander Zverev (3)
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
6-7 (5) 6-1 7-5

Francisco Cerundolo
Miomir Kecmanovic
7-5 1-6 7-6(4)

Jannik Sinner (2)
Zizou Bergs
6-4 6-2

Key Matches

Jannik Sinner def. Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-2

Jannik Sinner launched his Rolex Paris Masters marketing campaign with an easy 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Zizou Bergs in 88 minutes, extending his indoor hard-court profitable streak to 22 matches.

The No. 2 seed broke within the marathon 12-minute opener, by no means confronted a break level, profitable 77% (24/31) of first-serve factors and consistently pressured the Belgian on serve.

Sinner subsequent meets Francisco Cerundolo, who outlasted Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5, 1-6, 7-6(4), and he seems to be snug in Paris situations. 

Valentin Vacherot def. Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(9), 6-3, 6-4

In a household rematch of the Shanghai ultimate, Valentin Vacherot edged cousin Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(9), 6-3, 6-4 to increase his Masters 1000 profitable streak to 9 matches.

The wildcard, now as much as No. 37 within the ATP Dwell Rankings, overcame a sloppy tiebreak loss and 28 unforced errors with aggressive returns and clutch play within the decider.

Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Alexandre Muller 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(4)

Felix Auger-Aliassime survived a rollercoaster 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) battle in opposition to dwelling hope Alexandre Muller, rallying from 2-5 within the second-set tiebreak and saving two match factors within the decider.

The ninth seed, clinging to some faint Turin hopes, fired 15 aces and received 83% of first-serve factors in 2 hours and 38 minutes.

Daniel Altmaier def. Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5

Qualifier Daniel Altmaier topped eighth seed Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5, breaking 3 times and saving 5 of 6 break factors to succeed in the third spherical.

The German dictated with 32 winners, exploiting Ruud’s passive returns, and Casper has appeared badly out of shape within the final week or two, probably hampered by some bodily points, and he in all probability turned up simply to get that bonus pool contribution.

Daniil Medvedev def. Grigor Dimitrov Walkover

Daniil Medvedev superior through a walkover after Grigor Dimitrov withdrew with a proper shoulder damage sustained in his first-round win.

Grigor made his damage comeback in opposition to Perricard on Monday, and whereas he appeared okay, Perricard was bang common, so that you couldn’t actually say “he’s again,” and now that has been put to mattress as he can’t even produce back-to-back matches.

Alexander Zverev def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5

Third seed Alexander Zverev overcame a set deficit to defeat fortunate loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5, breaking 4 instances within the ultimate two units after dropping a decent opener.

The German fired 12 aces and saved 3 of 4 break factors within the decider to keep away from an upset. Zverev, hoping to defend his title, subsequent faces Davidovich Fokina.

Alexander Bublik def. Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5

Alexander Bublik, in career-best kind with 34 wins and 4 titles in 2025 dismissed France’s final hope Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5 in 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Publish-match, Bublik trolled Moutet (who trash-talked pre-match about sending him “dwelling”) by signing a digital camera lens “On the best way dwelling” and saying: “He spoke an excessive amount of… I needed to punish him. Good that he lives in Paris—not far by taxi.” 🤣

Lorenzo Sonego def. Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Lorenzo Sonego surprised seventh seed and Turin contender Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in an all-Italian conflict, notching his first High-10 win in over two years (since RG 2023).

Sonego tightened up his recreation after a sloppy first set, breaking twice in every of the subsequent two units with aggressive forehands and holding agency.

Musetti’s collapse arms Auger-Aliassime a shot to leapfrog him within the Race to Turin.

Karen Khachanov def. Joao Fonseca 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

tenth seed Karen Khachanov, the 2018 Paris champion, survived a fightback from Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in 1 hour 50 minutes on Wednesday.

Khachanov dominated the opener in 29 minutes, breaking twice as Fonseca (post-Basel title) struggled with errors. The 19-year-old roared again in Set 2 with 17 winners, breaking twice to stage earlier than Khachanov dug in to seize the decider.

Alex de Minaur def. Gabriel Diallo 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-3

Alex de Minaur grinded previous big-serving Gabriel Diallo 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-3 in 2h37m, saving 3 set factors in a wild first-set the place he led 5-2 in video games, however fell to 0-5 within the tie break earlier than taking it 10-8

As typical, De Minaur’s defence prevailed, breaking twice within the decider, and he’s now racked up 41 hard-court wins this season.

Highlights

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