Paris Masters 1000

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Match of the day, Gio vs Tiafoe. Tiafoe is the favorite at minus 165, but I would think GMP would be a good wager here. Sinner has withdrawn with an illness.

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Well, we asked the question and Gio answered. After winning his biggest title to date last week, the Basel ATP 500, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard sustained his torrid serving pace on the bigger stage of Paris aka Bercy, the last Masters 1000 event of the year hitting 28 aces in 17 games to top Frances Tiafoe in 3 sets. Gio wasn't broken once in Bercy and his streak continues. Gio topped 500 aces for the year. Frances put up a good fight, winning the opening tiebreak and winning one (1) more point in total, 99 to 98. Not enough on the day.

Other notable results today: Young American Alex Michelson beat Hubi Hurkacz convincingly 6-1, 6-3. Fernando Cerundolo over Andrey Rublev in two tiebreaks. Holger Rune over Matteo Arnaldi in two. Arthur Fils over Marin Cilic also in two. Carlos Alcaraz plays later while Jannik Sinner withdrew with a virus.

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After disappearing from the leaderboard Gio pops back to the top. Others have more matches. Also, their averages include more clay court play.
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Per the "Serve Quality Insights" stats for 2024, Raonic and Opelka are number 2 and 3. That pretty much says it all about GMP and his serve.