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Musetti beats Hurkacz in Paris; Darderi is eliminated
At the Paris Masters in France, Lorenzo Musetti beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6, 7-6 in the first round.
The indoor hard-court tournament is one of the ATP Tour’s Masters 1000 events, and Musetti’s win was his first in Paris since 2022.
Both sets went to tie-breaks, and Musetti stayed composed to close out a close match.
He will next face world No.
1 Alexander Zverev in the second round.
The match is a significant test for Musetti, who has won three of his four matches against top-10 players this season.
Fellow Italian Luciano Darderi was knocked out by Australia’s Rinky Hijikata, losing 6-2, 6-2 in the first round.
Darderi will now look to recover his fitness before the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna.
Lorenzo Musetti beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6, 7-6 in the first round of the Paris Masters 1000.
Musetti will face Alexander Zverev, the world number one, in the second round.
Luciano Darderi was eliminated by Australian Rinky Hijikata, with two articles reporting a 6-2, 6-2 score.
RaiNews gives a conflicting 6-4, 6-4 score in its introductory summary, but reports 6-2, 6-2 in the article text.
The tournament is being played on indoor hard courts at the Défense Arena from 2 to 8 November.
- Who
- Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz, Luciano Darderi and Rinky Hijikata.
- What
- Musetti beat Hurkacz in two tiebreaks. Hijikata eliminated Darderi.
- When
- 2 November 2026.
- Where
- The Paris Masters 1000 at the Défense Arena in Paris.
- Why
- Not stated
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Musetti beat Hurkacz 7-6, 7-6 in the first round.
Hijikata eliminated Darderi; two articles report a 6-2, 6-2 score, while RaiNews also gives 6-4, 6-4 in its introductory summary.
- Musetti-Hurkacz
- 7-6, 7-6
- Next opponent
- Alexander Zverev
- Darderi-Hijikata
- Two articles report 6-2, 6-2; RaiNews also gives 6-4, 6-4 in its introductory summary
- Tournament dates
- 2–8 November 2026
- Venue
- Défense Arena, Paris
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