A laborious entry.
Rafael Nadal qualified on Wednesday in difficulty for the knockout stages of the Rolex Paris Masters by dismissing Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in 2:30.
The Spaniard has, this Thursday, an appointment with the Australian Jordan Thompson whom he has never met on the circuit.
The results of the 2nd round:
Davidovich Fokina
(Esp) -Bonzi (Fra) 6-4, 6-4
Medvedev
(Rus, 3) -Anderson (Rsa) 6-6 (5/2) ab.
Schwartzman
(Arg, 6) -Gasquet (Fra) 7-5, 6-3
Mannarino
(Fra) -Nishioka (Jap) 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3
Raonic
(Can) -Herbert ( Fra) 6-4, 6-4
Zverev
(All, 4) - Kecmanovic (Ser) 6-2, 6-2
Thompson
(Aus) -Coric (Cro, 15) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
De Minaur
(Aus, 16) -Sonego (Ita) 6-3, 7-5
Nadal
(Esp, 1) -Lopez (Esp) 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-
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