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Lorenzo Musetti celebrates after winning his round of 32 match against Germany's Alexander Zverev (Reuters)

Alexander Zverev suffered a 7-6(5) 6-2 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti in the Paris Masters second round in his first match since reaching world No 1.

Musetti recovered from 5-2 down in the first-set tie-break before comfortably securing the second set to seal victory in an hour and 40 minutes.

The world No 24 Italian has now won eight of his past nine ATP tour matches and advances to face France's Luca Van Assche in the third round.

Zverev's defeat means the German has now gone two seasons without a Masters title, with his previous victory coming at Paris in 2024.

Earlier in the tournament, Arthur Fils became the first Frenchman in a decade to qualify for the end-of-season ATP Finals.

In full Alexander Zverev suffers straight-sets defeat in first match as world No 1

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