Hyeon Chung of Korea has made light work of Mischa Zverev at the ATP's Paris Masters to set up a second-round match against Rafael Nadal.
Chung broke Zverev's serve five times and saved the four break points he faced in a 6-0 6-2 rout that lasted less than one hour.
World No.1 Nadal will begin his quest for a record 31st Masters title -- but first in Paris -- on Wednesday.
The top-ranked Spaniard beat Chung in their only previous encounter on his way to a 10th title at the Barcelona Open in April.
The last two spots for the season-ending ATP Finals in London will be decided in Paris, while Nadal is odds-on to end the year as No. 1 for the fourth time in his career.
David Goffin of Belgium and Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain are best-placed to qualify for London, while Juan Martin del Potro needs to win thje tournament to snatch a place.
In other first-round action in Paris, Richard Gasquet defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 4-6 6-4 in an all-French affair.
Other locals to win their opening matches were Jeremy Chardy, Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau, who accounted for Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-4.
Also through were Filip Krajinovic of Serbia, Peter Gojowczyk of Germany, and Robin Haase of the Netherlands.
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