Australia's Alexei Popyrin celebrates after winning against Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the end of their men's singles match on day three of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Accor Arena - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy - in Paris. AFP
The 25-year-old Australian player had lost his three previous matches against his Russian rival.
Popyrin and Medvedev combined for a total of 86 unforced errors under the roof of the Palais Omnisports.
Medvedev trailed 4-1 in the deciding set but broke back to force a tiebreaker in which Popyrin played more aggressively. Medvedev double-faulted to give Popyrin a match point and the Australian converted it at the net.
French wild card Arthur Rinderknech also progressed to the third round with a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) win over Alex Michelsen.
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