Tommy Paul vs Valentin Vacherot — Round of 32 — Shanghai Masters. Paul won 6-4, 6-2.

Valentin Vacherot, the defending champion at the Shanghai Masters, is out in the round of 32. Fifteenth seed Tommy Paul beat him 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour, 24 minutes. The two had no prior meetings on record. Vacherot came in at ATP No. 14 and had opened his defense by beating Sebastian Baez in two sets. Vacherot had his chances in the first set. He held seven break points but converted only one, which brought the score back to 2-2 after Paul's early break. Paul broke again in game 7 to lead 4-3 and went on to take the set. In the second set Vacherot did not earn a single break point. Paul broke in games 3 and 5 to lead 4-1. Paul won 74 percent of his first-serve points, against Vacherot's 54 percent, and made 16 unforced errors to Vacherot's 27. Paul plays Zizou Bergs, ATP No. 39, next.