France, Nov. 3 -- The 22-year-old, who as sixth seed was given a first-round bye, will take on Tomas Machac from the Czech Republic for a place in the last 16 at one of the most coveted tournaments on the circuit after the four Grand Slam competitions in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

"I feel very good," Fils told Tennis TV ahead of his meeting with Machac who saw off Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet.

"Of course it's not easy to play in front of a home crowd," he added. "There is a lot of expectation. People want to see me play. They want to see me win. It's a different type of pressure but I think it's cool. I'm going to try to do my best." Progress in Paris

In his first two visits to the Paris Masters in 2022 and 2023, Fils lost in t...