Yannick Sinner fell short of his final goal of the season, qualifying for the Tournament of Champions, after being surprisingly beaten by Marc-Andrea Hüssler in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris on Monday.

Marc-Andrea Hüsler defeated Yannick Sinner at the Paris Masters

Darren Cahill’s apprentice (12 ATP, 11 favourite) succumbed to the Swiss, ranked 61st in the world, 6-2, 6-3 after just 68 minutes of play.

In the next round after qualifying, Huessler will meet Russian Karen Khachanov (19 ATP, 2018 draw winner).

Know:

• Already qualified for the Tournament of Champions: Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic.

• Félix Auger-Aliassime, Andriy Rublev, Taylor Fritz and Hubert Gurkach remained in the fight for the last two tickets.

Paris Masters, results registered on Monday

Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4

John Isner vs. Oscar Otte 6-4, 7-6(3)

Frances Tiafoe (16) vs. Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-4

Taylor Fritz (9) vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokin 7-5, 6-2

Maxime Cressy vs. Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3

Karen Khachanov vs. Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-1

Marc-Andrea Hüsler vs Yannick Sinner (11) 6-2, 6-3

Lorenzo Musetti v Marin Cilic (15) 6-4, 6-4

Nikoloz Basilashvili against Quentin Galis 6-3, 6-4

Richard Gasquet vs. Alex Molkan 6-3, 6-1

Cameron Norrie (12) vs. Miomir Kecsmanovic 6-2, 6-4.