Tennis player Jaime Faria eliminated in the qualifying round for the Paris Masters 1,000

Portuguese tennis player Jaime Faria was eliminated in the first round of the qualifying stage for the Paris Masters 1,000 by Australian Rinky Hijikata, losing in straight sets. Faria, seeded seventh in qualifying and ranked 57th in the world, suffered his fifth consecutive defeat. At 23, he is the third-best Portuguese player in ATP history. Nuno Borges will now represent Portugal in singles at the Masters, facing French player Adrian Mannarino in the first round of qualifying.