Arnaud Clement won his opening Paris Masters 1000 match against Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Mondaybet365 are offering online coverage of the 2010 ATP Paris Masters in their live streaming sectionPlaying in front of a home crowd, Arnaud Clement delighted the fans here in Paris with a victory over three sets against Feliciano Lopez. Clement put in a gutsy performance, and saved the match by winning a second set tie-breaker before seeing out the third for a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 win.
Clement will now face No. 6 seed Fernando Verdasco in the second round. Clement will have to dig deep in order to get past the Spaniard, but another performance like this one might give him a decent chance. Verdasco is currently the World number nine, and currently has a 42-21 record for the season.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Radek Stepanek (bt. Michael Russell, 6-2, 6-0), Santiago Giraldo (bt. Thiemo De Bakker, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5), Fabio Fognini (bt. Michael Berrer, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4), Benjamin Becker (bt. Denis Istomin, 6-4, 6-4), Jarrko Nieminen (bt. Xavier Malisse (6-4, 6-3) and Michael Llodra (bt. Potito Starace, 6-4, 6-1).
