Monday 30 October 2017 22:45, UK
Qualifier Jeremy Chardy clinched his first victory in five matches against Gilles Simon to reach the second round of the Paris Masters on Monday.
Chardy marked the occasion in style by hammering his fellow Frenchman 6-3 6-0 in a little over an hour.
In another all-French encounter, Richard Gasquet edged out Benoit Paire 6-3 4-6 6-4 while compatriots Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau were also victorious over Canadian opposition.
Mahut prevailed 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-4) over qualifier Vasek Pospisil in two hours and 35 minutes before wildcard Benneteau was a surprise 6-4 6-4 winner against highly-rated 18-year-old Denis Shapovalov.
German lucky loser Peter Gojowczyk claimed a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 win over Ryan Harrison, whose fellow American Steve Johnson was thrashed 6-2 6-1 by Dutchman Robin Haase, and Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic eased past Japan's Yuichi Sugita 6-4 6-2.
Sky Sports will have the action from the final Masters 1000 tournament of the year in Paris all this week.
The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and season-ending extravaganza ATP Finals at London's O2 in November end another memorable year which will be covered via our website www.skysports.com/tennis with live blogs and updates as the season reaches its climax.
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