The Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime was also successful among the other participants in the upcoming Tournament of Champions, while the Norwegian Casper Ruud and the Russian Andrei Rublyov did not make it through the third round.
Alcaraz turned one break after another against Dimitrov from the start and knocked out the former world number three in 72 minutes. “I got off to a great start. Grigorov’s level is definitely not what he showed today, but I did my part and played pretty well,” said the Spanish teenager and the youngest world number one in history.
Similarly, 35-year-old Djokovic clearly defeated his latest Parisian loser, Khačanov. In the rerun of the 2018 final, this time the local record holder got the upper hand.
| PARIS (hard surface, grant 6.008.725 euros) |
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| Singles – 3rd round: |
| Alcaraz (1-Sp.) – Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 6: 1, 6: 3 |
| Musetti (It.) – Rudd (3-Nor.) 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Tiafoe (16-USA) – De Minaur (Aust.) 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| Djokovic (6-Serb.) – Khachanov (Russia) 6: 4, 6: 1 |
| Rune (Dan.) – Rublyov (7-Rus.) 6: 4, 7: 5 |
| Auger-Aliassime (8-Kan.) – Simon (Fr.) 6: 1, 6: 3 |
| Tsitsipas (5th century) – Moutet (Fr.) 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 3) |
| FORT WORTH Tournament of Champions (hard court, $ 5 million endowment) |
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| Double, Pam Shriver group: |
| Dabrovská, Olmosová (2-Can./Mexico) – L. Kičenová, Ostapenko (5-Ukr./Lat.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 12:10. |
| 1. | Danielin, Haddad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2: 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Kuděrmětová, Mertensová | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2: 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Dabrovská, Olmosová | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2: 3 | 1 |
| 4. | Kičenokova, Ostapenko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2: 4 | 0 |
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