Home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame compatriot Julien Benneteau 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 yesterday to reach the third round of the
Paris Masters.
Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic also reached the third round after beating Andreas Seppi 7-6 6-2.
Qualifier Jerzy Janowicz of Poland pulled off another upset when he beat 13th-seeded Marin Cilic 7-6 (6), 6-2 to set up a potential third-round match against U.S. Open champion Andy Murray.
Tsonga needs to reach the quarter-finals in his home event in Paris to book his spot in the season-ending 8-man ATP finals in London from Monday.
