Norrie wins, Koepfer ousts Murray

PARIS: Britain's Cameron Norrie stayed in contention for one of the two remaining ATP Finals spots by cruising past Federico Delbonis of Argentina 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday.

The 10th-seeded Norrie produced a solid performance, winning nine straight games from 2-2 in the opening set to 5-0 in the second. The BNP Paribas Open champion saved the only break point he faced. Delbonis suffered a ninth straight first-round loss. Lucky loser Dominik Koepfer of Germany saved seven match points in beating wild card Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9).

Also reaching the second round were Sebastian Korda of the United States, Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, Ilya Ivashka of Belarus, Dusan Lajovic of Serbia, and Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.

On Tuesday, the 9th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat qualifier Gianluca Mager 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in one hour and 57 minutes, the 12th seed Pablo CarreñoBusta beat Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-4, James Duckworth beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 5-7, 7-6. Agencies

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