Paris Masters: Rafael Nadal loses to Thomas Paul with Dan Evans and Jack Draper eliminated

Rafael Nadal was playing his archetypal lucifer since becoming a begetter successful October

Rafael Nadal is retired of the Paris Masters aft a second-round decision to American Thomas Paul successful conscionable the Spaniard's 2nd lucifer since the US Open and archetypal since becoming a father.

Defeat for Nadal, who has battled an abdominal wounded since the summer, saw his hopes of ending the twelvemonth arsenic satellite fig 1 endure a immense blow.

Britons Dan Evans and Jack Draper were besides eliminated successful the 2nd round.

Nadal, 36, has lone played erstwhile - a Laver Cup doubles lucifer alongside Roger Federer - since losing successful the 4th circular of the US Open successful aboriginal September.

He faded towards the extremity of the 2nd acceptable against Paul, 25, who secured 1 of the wins of his career.

The Paris Masters is the last regular ATP Tour lawsuit of the season, earlier the ATP finals get nether mode successful Turin connected 13 November.

Both titles are missing from 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal's illustrious trophy cabinet.

Bad time for the Brits

Dan Evans (left) bushed American Brandon Nakashima successful the archetypal circular to grounds his archetypal triumph astatine the Paris Masters

Elsewhere, Britain's Dan Evans dropped retired of the tourney pursuing a second-round decision by satellite fig 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, portion compatriot Jack Draper mislaid to American Frances Tiafoe.

British fig 2 Evans, 32, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Greece's Tsitsipas.

Draper, 20, fell to a 6-3 7-5 nonaccomplishment against US Open semi-finalist Tiafoe.

Cameron Norrie, the past Briton remaining successful the draw, plays France's Corentin Moutet successful his second-round lucifer successful Paris aboriginal connected Wednesday.

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Tsitsipas, 24, recorded breaks of service aboriginal successful some sets against Evans, ranked 27th, and awaits the victor of Norrie's gathering with Moutet successful the 3rd round.

World fig 21 Tiafoe made the breakthrough successful the eighth crippled against left-hander Draper earlier redeeming 2 interruption points arsenic helium served retired the opening set.

British fig 3 Draper, 45th successful the rankings, was a crippled distant from levelling the contention astatine 5-4 arsenic the 2nd acceptable continued connected serve, but Tiafoe closed retired the lucifer by winning 3 successive games.

Draper volition contention the upcoming NextGen ATP finals for the season's champion players aged nether 21, which takes spot successful Milan, from 8 November.

Former satellite fig 1 Andy Murray mislaid his opening match against Frenchman Gilles Simon connected Monday.

Daniil Medvedev besides suffered a astonishment decision by Alex de Minaur successful his second-round match.

Russia's Medvedev, who won the US Open past year, mislaid 6-4 2-6 7-5 to the Australian.

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