Paris Masters: Djokovic wins in return; Medvedev loses cool; Zverev grinds through

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out against qualifier Roman Safiullin late the previous evening and earlier on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev, seeded third, threw another Paris tantrum as he lost 6-3, 6-7 , 7-6 to Grigor Dimitrov.

Earlier, Medvedev threatened to stop in the second set if the crowd kept whistling him, although he later said he was determined to win over the Paris fans. "When I throw my racket, I'm allowed to get whistled at, it's a bad reaction," he later told the press conference. "On the other hand, if I serve, and they whistle and applaud at the same time, it's a bit weird."

Sixth seed Rune, now coached by Boris Becker, won his first Masters title in Paris last year by beating Djokovic in the final. The Frenchman displayed spirit to break Zverev as he served for the match in the second set and then level affairs with a dominant tie-break performance. Alex Eala scored a 6-3, 6-2 romp over home bet Amandine Hesse in the opening round of the W60 Nantes Tuesday night in Fr...

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