Paris Masters: In-form Khachanov edges out Popyrin to move into quarter-finals

Russian Karen Khachanov moved into the quarter-finals of Paris Masters by defeating Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (5), 6-4 at the Accor Arena.

Khachanov, ranked No 21, will play the winner of the match between Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 8 seed, and French wildcard Arthur Rinderknech next.

Earlier in the tournament, the Russian edged out Australian lucky loser Christopher O’Connell (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6)) and French wildcard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (6-7 (12), 6-1, 6-4).

Popyrin, ranked No 24, won against Italian Matteo Berrettini (7-5, 7-6 (2)) and edged out Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 4 seed (6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4)) in the previous rounds of the Paris-Bercy tournament.

Paris Masters 1000, other last-16 results (Accor Arena, hard, EUR 5.950.575, most recent results first):

• Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Ugo Humbert vs. Carlos Alcaraz
• Arthur Cazaux vs. Holger Rune
• Alex De Minaur vs. Jack Draper
• Alexander Zverev vs. Arthur Fils: thursday
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (10) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2
• Jordan Thompson beat Adrian Mannarino (WC): 7-5, 7-6 (5)