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Tennis Tracker: Felix & Fonseca starting Paris campaigns, Alcaraz & Fritz in action later

Alcaraz is in Paris Masters action
Alcaraz is in Paris Masters actionFederico Pestellini / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia / Flashscore

A blockbuster day is in store at the Paris Masters today, with Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton just some of the big names in action. Meanwhile, the first round continues in Hong Kong, Jiujiang and Chennai.

11:15 CET - Second seed Leylah Fernandez has coasted into the Hong Kong last 16 with a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 victory over Xiyu Wang.

09:31 CET - Rising star Victoria Mboko and veteran Sorana Cirstea are the next players to progress into the last 16 in Hong Kong.

09:00 CET - Fourth seed Sofia Kenin - who was struggling with injury throughout the match - has suffered a shock defeat to qualifier Himeno Sakatsume, losing 6-2, 6-1 to fall in the opening round in Hong Kong.

07:30 CET - Good morning and welcome back to the Tennis Tracker, and what a superb schedule is in store for us today!

Several huge names are in first-round action at the Paris Masters throughout the day, with Felix Auger-Aliassime, recent Basel champion Joao Fonseca, Daniil Medvedev, Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz all set to take to the court.

Over in Hong Kong, Sorana Cirstea, Victoria Mboko, Sofia Kenin, Leylah Fernandez, Anna Kalinskaya, Tokyo champion Belinda Bencic, and Alexandra Eala will begin their campaigns, while there are plenty of matches to look forward to in Jiujiang and Chennai, too.

Speaking of, Anna Blinkova, Alycia Parks, Viktorija Golubic and Elisabetta Cocciareto have all progressed to the last 16 in Jiujiang this morning.