[1/5] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - October 31, 2023 Russia's Roman Safiullin in action during his round of 32 match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a 6-3 6-4 loss to Russia's Roman Safiullin in the second round at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Spaniard seemed to recover as he again broke the feisty 45th-ranked Saffiullin's serve early in the second set to take a 3-1 advantage.
Ninth seed Taylor Fritz's hopes of an ATP Finals berth diminished as the American withdrew before his second round match against Daniel Altmaier with an abdominal injury.
The world number 10 will be out of the season-ending tournament should Denmark's sixth seed Holger Rune beat Dominic Thiem in his second round match.
Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Stephanie Lecocq, Carlos Alcaraz, Saffiullin's, Novak Djokovic, Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry, Taylor Fritz's, Daniel Altmaier, Holger Rune, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Hungary's, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, American Sebastian Korda, Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, Monfils, Karen Khachanov, Russian Andrey Rublev, Janina Nuno Rios, Toby Davis
Organizations:
Paris, Wimbledon, Swiss, Serbian, ATP, American, Hungary's Marton, Argentine, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, France, Russian, Turin, Mexico City