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Ugo Humbert caused a major upset in the Paris Masters, defeating world number two Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in front of a home crowd late on Thursday. The 26-year-old Frenchman will next face Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals, after the Australian defeated France’s Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 7-6 (7-5). Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated local hero Arthur Fils 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, getting a little revenge on the Frenchman after losing the final of the ATP tournament in his native city of Hamburg in July. Zverev will have to go through Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas to earn a spot in the semi-finals. …

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