Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated Arthur Cazaux 7–6, 6–4 in the first round of the Paris Masters on hard court. As the pre-match favourite with odds of 1.56 to Cazaux's 2.61, Davidovich Fokina's victory followed the expected script, though the Spaniard required a tiebreak to settle the opening set before securing control in the second. The result keeps Davidovich Fokina's campaign on track at the Masters 1000 event and advances him to the round of 16.