Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic through to the quarter-finals of Paris Masters
The World Number two Novak Djokovic and World number three Roger Federer both clinched the quarter-finals tickets of the Paris Masters.
When serving at 4-3 up in the second set, Federer saved two break points and after holding, immediately broke Fognini to seal the victory.
Second seed Djokovic reached the quarter-finals after Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur was forced to retired with a back injury.
The 31-year old Serb, who will take the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal on Monday, was cruising 6-1 2-1 when Dzumhur ended the match.
The US Open and Wimbledon champion did not face a break point throughout the contest and won 72% of first-serve points.
He will play Marin Cilic after Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov was eliminated by the Croat.
Cilic hit 29 winners as he claimed a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 victory over ninth seed Dimitrov.
Having who the ATP Finals last year, Dimitrov will end the season 19th in the rankings in 2018, but Cilic needs one more win to qualify for this year's event in London.
Djokovic is on a 20-match winning streak but was defeated by Cilic in this year's Queen's final.
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