Paris Masters 2024 Round 3 Recap

The 2024 Rolex Paris Masters quarterfinal lineup is about, and simply 24 hours after 5 Frenchmen booked their spots within the final sixteen, solely one among them is left standing.

Surprisingly, that’s Ugo Humbert as he took out second seed Carlos Alcaraz with a pedal-to-the-metal sort efficiency of flat ball hanging that took the racket out of the Spaniard’s palms.

The remaining 4, Adrian Mannarino and the three Arthurs – Fils, Cazaux, and Rinderknech couldn’t replicate yesterday’s outcomes.

Fils and Cazaux got here shut, the previous pushing Zverev to 3 units, whereas Cazaux noticed Rune overturn the lack of the primary set to make his third consecutive quarterfinal on the Paris Masters.

Nonetheless, it was Rinderknech who maybe had the perfect probability, coming from a set down to steer 5-3 within the third set tiebreak solely to see Dimitrov reel off 4 straight factors for victory.

The total outcomes are beneath. De Minaur, Dimitrov, Tsitsipas, and Rune are all nonetheless in with an opportunity of qualifying for the ATP Finals.

Rolex Paris Masters Spherical of 16 Outcomes

Tsitsipas Retains Turin Hopes Alive

Stefanos Tsitsipas entered Paris, having made the semi-finals for the previous two years. This time round, he must go at the very least one higher to face an opportunity of qualifying for Turin, and thus far, he’s pulled off two essential victories, the newest a comeback to defeat Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2.

Like in his final match, Tsitsipas began slowly within the opener, dropping the tiebreak 1-7, however he shifted to a extra aggressive fashion within the second set, breaking Cerundolo within the third recreation and persevering with to raise his efficiency to clinch the match in two hours and 21 minutes. 

The Greek will face Sascha Zverev in Friday’s quarterfinal, and something however a win will finish his hopes of qualifying for the ATP finals.

Zverev Foils Fils

Alexander Zverev ended extra French hopes on Thursday as he overcame Arthur Fils 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in entrance of a energetic crowd.

Fils has been in nice kind, and he pushed Zverev all the way in which. Nonetheless, there’s a cause Sascha is correct up there on the serve stats leaderboard this season. He fired down 16 aces and crucially saved three break factors whereas serving for the match at 5-3 to get the job completed.

Subsequent up for the German is Stefanos Tsitsipas, whom he leads 10-5 within the H2H. Sascha is already set for Turin, 

I’m pleased I hung in there in the present day. It was an awesome match. He is a good participant and has improved rather a lot this yr. I’m trying ahead to the following few battles we’re going to have. The environment here’s a lot louder than at Roland Garros. It’s loopy. It feels the court docket is smaller and the gang is on prime of you. It’s like an indoor environment as nicely. It’s one thing we don’t get rather a lot on Tour however I find it irresistible. I like to play in Paris. It’s one among my favorite cities on the planet to play due to the gang. They’re very energetic and really loud. Zverev on the Bercy crowd.

Humbert Humbles Alcaraz

I had a sense that Ugo Humbert would possibly upset the apple cart on Thursday, and he delighted the house crowd by recording a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 victory.

Humbert is a flashy lefty, and he dominated the opening set, successful the primary 5 video games to catch Alcaraz chilly.

The Spaniard fought again within the second set, breaking Humbert’s serve to take the set, however he was by no means fairly in a position to get the rhythm from the baseline he sought.

The deciding set featured thrilling rallies, however after pulling off a formidable maintain at 5-5, Humbert capitalised by breaking within the twelfth recreation to clinch his spot within the quarterfinals.

Trying on the stats, it’s laborious to separate the 2 of them, however Humbert was extra aggressive on second-serve returns and opted to tee off on his photographs when beneath strain. That took the racket out of Alcaraz’s palms, and Humbert’s gung-ho recreation stopped him from constructing the factors.

The opposite elementary distinction maker was the gang, which was fervent and obtained the adrenaline pumping for his or her dwelling participant, who had an additional spring in his step all through.

I went for each shot. That’s why I believe I had much less power within the second set and after within the third it was a mountain that was with me from the start of the third set to the tip. I trusted myself in huge moments and I made some huge photographs. Humbert on his huge win.

Different Matches of Observe

Thompson Mutes Mannarino: Two flat ball strikers, but it surely was the Aussie who got here out on prime, saving a few set factors on the tail finish of set two after which recovering from 3-5 within the tiebreak to oust Mannarino 7-5, 7-6(5) within the opening match of the day.

Khachanov Passes Popyrin: Karen Khachanov moved previous Alexei Popyrin, 7-6(5), 6-4, to additional showcase his indoor hardcourt kind (most wins of anybody this season), and he’s trying to mirror his title run from 2018.

De Minaur Downs Draper: Alex de Minaur’s quest for an ATP Finals look is transferring in the appropriate course. He defeated Jack Draper 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, ending the Brit’s seven-match successful streak. Draper began nicely with excessive depth, however de Minaur’s retrieval abilities are laborious to place away, and the Aussie is now forward of Rublev within the eighth qualification spot.

Rune Conquers Cazaux: Holger Rune made his third straight quarterfinal in Bercy with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Arthur Cazaux. The Frenchman beat Rune on the Australian Open earlier this yr, and he began nicely right here, too, in entrance of a boisterous crowd, however the Dane thrives in Paris. He’ll face de Minaur in tomorrow’s quarterfinal.

Dimitrov Rallies Previous Rinderknech: Initially, this one regarded like it could be essentially the most easy of the day’s matches, however a horrific recreation at 4-4 within the second from Dimitrov gave Rinderknech a manner again in and run it to a 3rd set tie break earlier than the Bulgarian finally got here by means of 6-2 4-6 7-6(5). I mentioned Grigor wanted an environment friendly match after 2h 44m on court docket in his opener, however he did simply the other 😁

2024 Paris Masters Quarter Ultimate Matches

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