Buse beats Bergs as Paris Masters opens; Musetti edges Hurkacz in first-set tiebreak
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Answer first: On day one of the Rolex Paris Masters on November 2, Ignacio Buse beat Zizou Bergs 2-0 in the first round, and Lorenzo Musetti edged Hubert Hurkacz in a first-set tiebreak in the evening match on Court Central, with the second set still in progress at the time of writing.
Key points
- Buse def. Bergs 2-0 in their first-round match (ATP live score feed, November 2, final). Bergs had won their only previous meeting 6-0 6-3 in Shanghai in October
- Musetti took the first set against Hurkacz in a tiebreak, winning four straight points from 3-3 (Sky Sport live coverage); the match was still being played when this article was written
- Pre-match odds had Bergs as the favorite against Buse (1.55 vs 2.43, per Tennis Tonic's preview)
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Timeline
- November 1: previews set up Buse vs Bergs as a rematch of their October Shanghai meeting
- November 2, day session: Buse beats Bergs 2-0 in the first round
- November 2, evening session: Musetti vs Hurkacz starts on Court Central; Musetti takes the first set in a tiebreak
What's confirmed / What's not
Confirmed: Buse's 2-0 win over Bergs, and Musetti winning the first set against Hurkacz in a tiebreak.
Not confirmed: the Musetti-Hurkacz final result, which was still in progress at the time of writing. Check the ATP's live scores for the outcome.
Useful information
The Rolex Paris Masters is played indoors on hard courts and is the last Masters 1000 event of the season, so wins here feed directly into the race for the season-ending finals. Buse's season includes titles in Hamburg (over Tommy Paul) and Salem (over Arthur Fery).
What to watch
The Musetti-Hurkacz result, Buse's second-round opponent, and how far the remaining seeds go as the draw narrows toward the weekend final.
Sources
- tennis.com match page 'Lorenzo Musetti vs Hubert Hurkacz · Round 1 · ATP Paris' 2026-11-02
- Tennis Tonic 'H2H, prediction of Ignacio Buse vs Zizou Bergs in Paris' 2026-11-01
- Sky Sport 'Musetti-Hurkacz oggi all'Atp Parigi 2026, risultato in diretta live' 2026-11-02
- ATP matches live score feed (exa.ai) 2026-11-02