Nuno Borges advances in the Paris Masters 1000

Nuno Borges advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters 1000 after defeating French player Moise Kouame in straight sets. Borges, who entered as a 'lucky loser', won 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour. He will face Russian Karen Khachanov next. Meanwhile, Francisco Cabral was eliminated in the first round of the doubles event with partner Joe Tracy, losing to the Czech-New Zealand duo of Petr Nouza and Michael Venus in three sets.