Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych move on at Paris Masters
Wednesday 2 November 2016 08:12, UK
Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych safely came through their opening matches at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
Fourth seed Raonic beat Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets before Berdych, the seventh seed, required three sets to see off Joao Sousa.
Their successfully manoeuvring through the second round comes a day before Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka join the fray.
Raonic, this year's Wimbledon runner-up, was given a stern test by world No 31 Carreno Busta but eventually pinched a two-set victory 7-6 6-4.
Berdych came under even greater through against Sousa, the world No 43, until he secured a 6-3 3-6 7-5 win.
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EJohn Isner, Steve Johnson, Ivo Karlovic, Feliciano Lopez, Gilles Simon and Viktor Troicki were also among the winners in the second round.
The Paris Masters continues with Andy Murray on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 10am.
