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 | Djokovic and Roddick in the third round at Paris10-11-2010 |
Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick recorded straight wins and qualified for the third round of the Masters Series tournament in Paris.
As more players entered for the number two-seeded Djokovic needed a time and did not start well against Juan Monaco, but then adapt to the fast surface.
Djokovic, however, took the first set 6:4, 6:3 to win the second and will play in the next round with the American John Isnar or Frenchman Michel Lyodra.
The eighth-seeded Roddick would pay particular problems against qualifier Jarkko Nieminen and beat him with 6:1, 6:4, in the next round of American will play Ernests Gulbis of Lett.
Croat Marin Cilic did defeat Ukrainian Sergio Stahovski with 6:4, 4:6, 6:3 and will meet in the next round the winner of the match between Andy Murray and David Nalbandian.