Australia’s Alexei Popyrin has recovered after a foul-mouthed outburst to score a victory over Daniil Medvedev, while compatriot Alex de Minaur also advanced at the Paris Masters.De Minaur’s 6-4, 7-6(7/5) win over lucky loser Miomir Kecmanović puts him into the round of 16 and one win away from making it into the qualifying spots for the eight-man ATP Finals at season’s end.The Australian ninth seed was made to work for his win as per usual, bouncing back from a break of serve and fighting off two set points at 3-5 in the second set to force the tiebreak, which he won on his second match point.De Minaur was cheered on by and later reunited with young superfan Paul, who was a regular fixture on court during the 25-year-old’s run to the quarterfinals at the French Open earlier this year.Young de Minaur superfan Paul was a constant presence during the Aussie’s French Open run in May. (Instagram: paul_plln)After Russian Andrey Rublev melted down in the second round, de Minaur only…
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