Home favourite Richard Gasquet set up a second-round meeting with World No 2 Roger Federer with a win over fellow countryman Nicolas Mahut in the Paris Masters tonight
Home favourite Richard Gasquet set up a second-round meeting with World No 2 Roger Federer with a win over fellow countryman Nicolas Mahut in the Paris Masters tonight.
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The 24-year-old, a former World No 7, needed all three sets to get past his compatriot, eventually prevailing 7-5 4-6 7-6 (9/7).
Earlier in the day, the crowd had seen two more of their own secure their passage through as Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra both won their games.
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Clement progressed after prevailing in a three-setter with Spain's Feliciano Lopez.
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