American players Shelton, Tiafoe exit Paris Masters in opening round, Murray also loses | Sports

PARIS (AP) — Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe lost in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday.

The 14th-seeded Tiafoe fell to Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-4 while 15th-seeded Shelton was undone by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3.

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