PARIS: Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock second-round defeat by French world No. 65 Jeremy Chardy at the Paris Masters on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), ending his bid to reach a seventh straight final, while his fellow Russian Karen Khachanov’s title defence met a quick end.

Medvedev, who has climbed to world No. 4 after his brilliant run of form, took the opening set but slipped to a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 loss at Bercy Arena.