Novak Djokovic Ease Past Tomas Martin Etcheverry to reach last 16 in Paris 

Novak Djokovic strengthened his hold on the ATP Year-End No. 1 title on Wednesday after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-2, to advance to the third round of the Rolex Paris Masters.

The 36-year-old and World No. 1 leads Carlos Alcaraz by 580 points in the ATP Live Race To Turin and could extended his advantage to 1,495 points by winning a record-extending seventh title in Paris-Bercy after the Spaniard lost in his opening match on Tuesday.

For the first time since the Davis Cup in September, the top seed, who is 47-5 on the year, is participating in a singles match. This year, he has won major tournaments like the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and US Open in addition to victories in Cincinnati and Adelaide.

Djokovic is chasing a record-extending 40th ATP Masters 1000 title and will next play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor.

Elsewhere, Botic van de Zandschulp downed Tommy Paul 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to confirm the American is out of the running for a ATP Finals debut this year. His next challenge in the French capital is a third-round meeting with fifth seed Andrey Rublev.

Hubert Hurkacz went past Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 6-2 to advance into the last season, Grigor Dimitrov got his Vienna final revenge with victory over Daniil Medvedev while Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Basel champion Felix Auger-Aliassime.