First Round Robredo bt Pospisil 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Tommy Robredo has reached the second round of the Paris Masters thanks to a three-set victory over Vasek Pospisil.
Robredo's disappointment of losing to Andy Murray in Sunday's Valencia Open final looked to be a distant memory early on as the Spaniard broke serve and saved three break points on his way to taking the first set 6-3.
However, Canadian world number 54 Pospisil worked hard to find a break midway through the second before closing it out 6-4.
There was little to separate the two men in the decider as service breaks were exchanged to force a tie-break, but it was Robredo who eventually came through 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) to set up a meeting with sixth seed Kei Nishikori
2nd Round Verdasco bt Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Fernando Verdasco defeated home favourite Gilles Simon 6-3 4-6 6-4 to advance through to the third round of the Paris Masters this afternoon.
It was expected that Simon would win the encounter, but Spaniard Verdasco claimed the opening set in just 33 minutes thanks to one break of serve.
Simon rallied in the second set to force a decider, but he was unable to build upon that momentum.
In putting himself 5-4 in front, Verdasco appeared to roll his ankle, but that did not hamper him as he broke in the next game to wrap up the victory in five minutes short of two hours.
The 30-year-old will now face either David Ferrer, David Goffin or Lukas Rosol in the next round.
Anderson bt Giraldo 6-4, 7-6
Fourteenth seed Kevin Anderson reached the third round of the Paris Masters by edging out Santiago Giraldo in straight sets this evening.
Anderson made the first break of the match in the third game but was pegged back by Giraldo instantly before making the decisive break three games later to go 4-3 in front.
From there, the South African was assured on serve and clinched the opener 6-4 at the second time of asking.
In the second set there was not a single break by either man and it would have to be decided in a tie-break.
Anderson had two match points at 6-4, but Giraldo saved them both before opening up the chance to level the match at one set apiece.
He couldn't take it, though, and eventually Anderson came through 10-8 in the breaker to reach round three in the French capital.
Next up in the last 16 will be either third seed Stanislas Wawrinka or Dominic Thiem.
Djokovic bt Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4.
Novak Djokovic is into to the third round at the Paris Mastersfollowing a straight-sets win over Philipp Kohlschreiber this evening.
It looked like it would be a quick night's work for the world number one when Djokovic quickly opened up a 5-1 lead over the German in the opening set.
However, Kohlschreiber got a break back against the Serb while he was serving to wrap up the set, but it only delayed the inevitable, as Djokovic saw it out next time around.
The Wimbledon champion was on the attack again at the start of the second, returning strongly to get a break on the board in the opening game.
Kohlschreiber pressed hard late on to try to get the break back, taking a couple of his opponent's service games to deuce with his dominant backhand, but he could not bring up a chance to level the set.
As a result, Djokovic was able to comfortably serve out the match, setting up a third-round meeting with eitherGael Monfils or John Isner.
Berdych bt Mannarino 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
Tomas Berdych has avoided an upset in the second round of the Paris Masters thanks to a 6-4 6-7 6-2 victory over Adrian Mannarino.
It was a solid start from both players as they quickly found their rhythm on serve, but Berdych would soon apply the pressure to force Mannarino to save four break points in the sixth game.
However, the Czech ace would hit back again to break his opponent and take the first set 6-4.
Mannarino's errors on serve opened the door again early in the second set, but Berdych was unable to take advantage of his rival's struggles.
A tie-break was needed to split the two, and a couple of big ground strokes from Mannarino allowed him to level the scores with a 7-3 success.
The Frenchman was broken in the first game of the decider, but he responded impressively to break back immediately as Berdych lost his serve for the first time in the match.
Mannarino's weakness was clear as Berdych broke twice more to take complete control midway through the third set.
The world number five refused to offer Mannarino, who was unable to hold his serve in the decider, any hope of staging a comeback as he served out to take the match and continue his bid to win a second title in Paris.
Wawrinka bt Thiem 6-4, 7-6
Stanislas Wawrinka has booked his place in the third round of the Paris Masters with a straight-sets win over Austria'sDominic Thiem.
The third seed opened up a 2-0 lead early in the opening set, but Thiem broke back in the seventh game on his way to making it 4-4.
Wawrinka then saved a break point before going 5-4 up, and the Australian Open champion was able to close out the set 6-4 with another break late on.
The Swiss squandered a match point in the second, but he eventually sealed his progress 6-4 7-6(6) to set up a meeting with Kevin Anderson in the next round.
Raonic bt Sock 6-4, 5-7, 7-6
Milos Raonic has avoided a surprise defeat in the second round of the Paris Masters thanks to a three-set win over American Jack Sock.
A cagey opening set went the way of seventh seed Raonic, who broke his opponent late on before closing it out 6-4.
It was a similar story in the second as both men gave little away on serve, but this time it was Sock who found a break to take it 7-5.
A resurgent Sock wasted three break points in the decider and he was made to pay as Raonic came through 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) with just over two hours on the clock.
Bautista Agut bt Gasquet 6-4, 6-2
Roberto Bautista Agut has seen off Richard Gasquet in straight sets to make it through to the third round of the Paris Masters.
Both men showed plenty of resistance in the opener as break points proved hard to come by, but 11th seed Bautista Agut broke late on to win the set 6-4.
The Spaniard then took control in the second by moving into a 4-1 lead before he sealed his progress 6-4 6-2 with little fuss.
Bautista Agut will now face Milos Raonic in the next round following the Canadian's hard-fought victory over Jack Sock.
Ferrer bt Goffin 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
David Ferrer's hopes of reaching the ATP World Tour Finals in London remain alive after he grabbed a 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory over David Goffin.
The Spaniard, who needs to win the tournament in France in order to seal a place at the O2 in London, will continue his campaign in Paris in the third round.
The opening set was a close contest between the pair, with games going by the way of serve until Ferrer went a break up in the fourth game.
Goffin failed to convert a break point in response and Ferrer eventually went on to take a one-set lead in Paris.
The 23-year-old Belgian bounced back in the second set by breaking his opponent's serve twice, while Ferrer struggled to cope and was forced to relinquish the set.
Both players lost their opening serves in the deciding set and Goffin was able to hold off a charge from Ferrer by saving three break points in the fifth game.
The momentum swung in the Spaniard's direction when he grabbed a crucial break point before securing victory.
Murray bt Benneteau 6-3, 6-4
Andy Murray is edging closer to qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals in London after securing a 6-3 6-4 victory overJulien Benneteau in the second round of the Paris Masters.
The Scotsman, who has been competing for six straight weeks, can seal his place at the O2 Arena in the UK capital just by reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament in France.
This afternoon, Murray raced to a 2-0 lead in the opening set by grabbing the first break of serve, which was all that was needed for him to scoop a one-set lead within 30 minutes.
Murray continued dominating the contest by going a break up instantly in the second set and doubled his efforts to take a 4-1 lead, but Benneteau battled to a break of his own after the British number one saved an initial three break points.
Despite the brief wobble, Murray was able to see out the set for victory.
Lopez bt Querrey 6-4, 6-4
Feliciano Lopez has advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with a straight-sets win over Sam Querrey.
The American qualifier beat Jerzy Janowicz in the first round, but could not produce another shock as Lopez overcame an early deficit to win 6-4 6-4 in France.
Querrey broke at the first attempt to move into a 2-0 lead before losing his next two service games to hand the momentum to Lopez, who never looked back as he closed out the first set in 32 minutes.
The Spaniard wasted two break points in the opening game of the second, but would not let Querrey escape again when he had him on the ropes in game three as he clinched a break at the fourth time of asking.
The world number 14 did not give Querrey the chance to reply as he recorded a comfortable victory.
Dimitrov bt Cuevas 6-0, 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov is safely through to the third round of theParis Masters thanks to a straight-sets victory over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
The world number 11 was in sizzling form during the opening set, breaking his opponent three times to clinch it 6-0 with just 25 minutes played.
Dimitrov had to face two break points early in the second as Cuevas threatened to fight back, but he managed to save them before coming through 6-0 6-3.
The Bulgarian will now face eighth seed Andy Murray for a place in the quarter-finals.
Federer bt Chardy 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Roger Federer prevailed in a thrilling three-setter with Jeremy Chardy to reach the third round of the Paris Masters.
The second seed came from 5-2 down to win the opener on a tiebreak, only to miss two match points in the second as the Frenchman levelled at a set apiece.
A break in the first game of the final set proved crucial, though, as Federer battled past the home favourite to record a 7-6[5] 6[5]-7 6-4 victory.
The Swiss maestro secured consecutive breaks to overturn a three-game first-set deficit before Chardy showed his steel to immediately break back and force a breaker which Federer won 7-5.
The second set was full of closely-contested games, but went with serve throughout as Chardy twice kept the match alive in the 10th game, and took the tiebreak by the same scoreline which Federer won the first.
Despite the Paris crowd being behind him, the world number 30 could not take his momentum into the decider as Federer replied strongly to break in game one of the third set, at the fourth attempt.
Chardy refused to roll over as he denied the 17-time Grand Slam champion a second break in game five, but Federer would not give the Frenchman a way back in and closed out victory in two hours and 32 minutes.
Pouille bt Fognini 7-6, 7-6
Fabio Fognini has suffered a shock defeat to world number 176 Lucas Pouille in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Both players dropped serve twice in the opening set before Pouille seized the initiative by taking a tense tie-break 7-5.
Fognini powered into a 5-2 lead in the second as the Italian fought back emphatically, but it did not last as Pouille rallied to forced another tie-break.
The Frenchman failed to convert a match point before Fognini wasted a break point during the dramatic breaker, only for Pouille to triumph 7-6(5) 7-6(7) to book his place in round three.
However, Fognini was not finished there as he argued with the umpire before leaving the court.
Nishikori bt Robredo 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
Kei Nishikori has advanced through to the Paris Mastersthird round after fighting back to defeat Tommy Robredo in three sets.
The world number seven dropped the first set in the French capital before sealing the win by a 6-7 6-2 6-3 scoreline to move one victory away from sealing a place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Nishikori squandered two break-point opportunities during a first set dominated on serve, and the US Open runner-up was made to pay as Robredo won the final four points of the tie-break to move ahead.
However, Robredo, who was involved in a titanic tussle with Andy Murray in Valencia on Sunday, appeared to be feeling the effects of his recent efforts and Nishikori easily took the second against the experienced Spaniard.
The deciding set followed a similar pattern to that of the second, and one break was enough for Nishikori to secure a place in the third round against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Tsonga bt Melzer 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has progressed into the third round of theParis Masters with a three-set victory over Jurgen Melzer.
The 10th seed appeared to have lost his momentum during the second set before eventually prevailing 6-2 4-6 6-2 in front of his home crowd.
Tsonga looked on course for an easy night's work after breaking Melzer three times on the way to taking the opening set, but the 33-year-old, who has dropped down to number 122 in the world rankings, had other ideas.
The left-hander took advantage of Tsonga's struggles on his second serve to break twice in succession to force a deciding set.
However, Tsonga regain his previous form at the start of the third to break Melzer for a fifth time in the match, and that was enough for the 29-year-old to advance through to the last 16 where he will play Kei Nishikori.
Monfils bt Isner 6-4, 7-6
Gael Monfils has delighted his home crowd with a straight-sets victory over John Isner at the Paris Masters.
The 28-year-old coped well with the threat posed by the American's big serve to run out a 6-4 7-6 victor to move into the third round.
The Frenchman created as many as eight break-point chances against Isner in the opening set, but one conversion was enough to move closer to the next stage.
Isner saved the one opening that he gave his opponent during the second, but Monfils, who currently resides at number 21 in the world rankings, controlled the tie-break to confirm his place in the last 16.
Monfils will play Novak Djokovic in the pick of the ties to be played on Thursday.
