- Alexander Zverev suffered a 7-6(5) 6-2 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti in the Paris Masters second round in his first match since reaching world No 1.
- Musetti recovered from 5-2 down in the first-set tie-break before comfortably securing the second set to seal victory in an hour and 40 minutes.
- The world No 24 Italian has now won eight of his past nine ATP tour matches and advances to face France's Luca Van Assche in the third round.
- Zverev's defeat means the German has now gone two seasons without a Masters title, with his previous victory coming at Paris in 2024.
- Earlier in the tournament, Arthur Fils became the first Frenchman in a decade to qualify for the end-of-season ATP Finals.
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