Shelton, first classified for the third round in Paris

The American Ben Sheltonfourth racket in the world, is the first classified for the third round of the Paris Masters 1,000after defeating the British in a left-handed duel, 6-3 and 6-4 Cameron Norriewho last year beat the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz in the second round.

It is the second time that Shelton has achieved 42 wins in a course, after 2024, and he will compete for a place in the quarterfinals against the winner of the duel between the Italian Mattia Bellucci and the Frenchman Arthur Rinderkhech.

Shelton, who starting next year will be trained by former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was coach of Carlos Alcaraz, showed himself to be much superior to Norrie, 31 years old, suffering from physical problems.