Paris Masters: Rafael Nadal loses to Tommy Paul with Dan Evans and Jack Draper eradicated

Rafael Nadal is out of the Paris Masters after a second-round defeat by American Tommy Paul in simply the Spaniard’s second match because the US Open and first since changing into a father.

Defeat for Nadal, who has battled an stomach damage because the summer time, noticed his hopes of ending the yr as world primary undergo an enormous blow.

British primary Cameron Norrie misplaced to French qualifier Corentin Moutet.

There are not any remaining British gamers within the draw, after Dan Evans and Jack Draper had been additionally eradicated within the second spherical on Wednesday.

Nadal, 36, has solely performed as soon as – a Laver Cup doubles match alongside Roger Federer – since dropping within the fourth spherical of the US Open in early September.

He light in direction of the top of the second set in opposition to 25-year-old Paul, who secured one of many wins of his profession.

The Paris Masters is the ultimate common ATP Tour occasion of the season, earlier than the ATP Finals get underneath method in Turin on 13 November.

Each titles are lacking from 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal’s illustrious trophy cupboard.

“On the finish, I want days on the Tour,” Nadal stated. “It is true that for the final 5 months I did not spend sufficient days on the tour. I do not even say competing on a tennis court docket; I say on the tour, practising with the fellows. That is what I want.”

On competing on the ATP Finals, Nadal stated: “I’m going to strive, if nothing occurs, if I’m feeling OK, to be there somewhat bit sooner than normal and have some practices.

“Simply give myself an opportunity to get pleasure from one other Finals. You by no means know when goes to be the final, particularly at my age,” he added.

“So I will give my finest to get pleasure from this one, after which subsequent years after all I will battle to be again there.”

Norrie falls on dangerous day for the Brits

Following defeats for Evans and Draper, Norrie’s shock loss to qualifier Moutet late within the day ended British curiosity in Paris.

World quantity 13 Norrie didn’t get underneath method in opposition to Moutet, ranked sixty fourth, till after midnight.

Slightly below three hours later he misplaced a third-set tie-break, falling to a 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-3) defeat, having made 27 unforced errors and served 4 double faults.

Moutet can be again in motion on Thursday when he faces Greek world quantity 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat British quantity two Evans 6-3 6-4.

Tsitsipas, 24, recorded breaks of serve early in each units in opposition to 32-year-old Evans, who’s ranked twenty seventh on the earth.

In the meantime, Draper misplaced to American US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe 6-3 7-5.

World quantity 21 Tiafoe made the breakthrough within the eighth recreation in opposition to left-hander Draper earlier than saving two break factors as he served out the opening set.

British quantity three Draper, forty fifth within the rankings, was a recreation away from levelling the competition at 5-4 because the second set continued on serve, however Tiafoe closed out the match by successful three successive video games.

Draper will contest the upcoming NextGen ATP finals for the season’s finest gamers aged underneath 21, which takes place in Milan, from 8 November.

Former world primary Andy Murray lost his opening match in opposition to Frenchman Gilles Simon on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev additionally suffered a shock defeat by Alex de Minaur in his second-round match.

Russia’s Medvedev, who gained the US Open final yr, misplaced 6-4 2-6 7-5 to the Australian.