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Defending champion and former world no. 1 Novak Djokovic made an impressive start to his title defence at the 2022 Paris Masters as he defeated Maxime Cressy in the second round to make it 10 straight wins in competitive tennis. The score at the end of the match was 7-6(1), 6-4 in favour of the Serbian who scored four aces and returned one out of five break points. “It was very intense, just a lot of pressure,” he said post-match. “When you play someone that serves this well — first and second serve — you don’t have much room to relax and maybe play kind of a softer few games. You just have to be on your toes all the time. Credit to him for serving big in some big moments. I had my chances [in the] first set to break him, second as well,” the former world no. 1 said.
Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov will be Djokovic’s opponent in the third round of play of the ATP 500 tournament in Paris. Khachanov beat Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the round of 32 after scoring 10 aces and returning all three out of three break points. The Russian has faced Djokovic eight times in his career but has only been able to win once.
Novak Djokovic vs Karen Khachanov Date
Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov are scheduled to take on one another in the third round of the 2022 Paris Masters on Thursday, November 3. The tournament is scheduled to be held from October 31 to November 6, 2022.
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ATP Paris Masters 2022 Schedule
The ATP Paris Masters 2022 will have five rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The competition’s main draw is set to commence on October 31, 2022 and conclude on November 6, 2022.
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| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| October 31 | Round of 64 |
| November 1 | Round of 32 |
| November 3 | Round of 16 |
| November 4 | Quarterfinals |
| November 5 | Semifinals |
| November 6 | Finals |
Top seeded ATP players
| Player | Seed |
|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 |
| Caspar Ruud | 3 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 4 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
| Novak Djokovic | 6 |
| Andrey Rublev | 7 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | 8 |
Where to watch? Live streaming details
Australia – beIN Sports
Canada – TSN
India – Discovery
UK – Amazon Prime Video
