Men's tour: Ben Shelton came back to beat Arthur Rinderknech 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) at the Rolex Paris Masters and will face Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals. Carlos Alcaraz is also through, while new world No. 1 Alexander Zverev went out in his first match at the top. Women's tour: Hong Kong has its quarterfinal line-up set, with Alexandra Eala beating Tereza Valentova 6-4 7-6(7) and Maria Sakkari coming back to beat Maya Joint 4-6 6-3 6-3. Chennai, Cali and Luanda are also under way, while the WTA Finals in Indian Wells approach with Elena Rybakina at No. 1.
Novak Djokovic lost 2-6 6-3 6-3 to Australian Rinky Hijikata in the second round, a defeat that ends his season and his hopes of reaching the ATP Finals.
Alcaraz reached the quarter-finals without playing after Matteo Berrettini withdrew with arm pain; he had opened by beating Alex Michelsen 7-6(4) 6-3.
Tommy Paul beat Quentin Halys 7-6(3) 6-4, which keeps his chances for Turin alive, though he plays down the race.
Arthur Fils sealed his first ATP Finals spot on the day he beat Tomas Machac 6-3 7-6(4), helped by Frances Tiafoe's second-round loss; next for him is Taylor Fritz.
More early exits: Daniil Medvedev lost 6-4 6-4 to Ignacio Buse, and Alex de Minaur fell 7-6(2) 6-3 to Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Eala finally got past Valentova to reach the Hong Kong quarters, where she joins Sakkari, Zeynep Sonmez, Antonia Ruzic and Alexandra Shubladze, who made the last eight in her WTA debut.
In Chennai, 17-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi beat Weronika Falkowska 6-4 6-3 to reach her first WTA quarterfinal, India's first at this level in 14 years.
Rybakina will defend her title at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells and drew a tough group, while Jessica Pegula's caught-on-camera comments about Mirra Andreeva led the WTA to step in.
Jodie Burrage received death threats after her first WTA match in 16 months, and the WTA has offered her its support.
In Cali, Bianca Andreescu has won both of her matches without dropping a set, beating Jazmin Ortenzi 6-2 6-3 in round 2.
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