Paire v Janowicz Wimbledon Third Round Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images Photo.
Benoit Paire lost just three of his first service points (23/26) to beat Konstantin Kravchuk 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Aircel Chennai Open. The fifth-seeded Frenchman next faces home hope Yuki Bhambri, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Indian compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan. Seventh seed Mikhail Youzhny, who lifted the trophy in 2008 (d. Nadal), proved too strong for wild card Saketh Myneni, 6-4, 6-3. He will next face Renzo Olivo, a 7-6(3), 6-2 victor over wild card Casper Ruud. Yen-Hsun Lu, the eighth seed, topped Radu Albot 6-2, 6-1 to set a second-round meeting with NextGen’s Daniil Medvedev. Aljaz Bedene, who reached his first ATP World Tour final as a qualifier in Chennai two years ago (l. to Wawrinka), will...
Benoit Paire turns a potential body blow into a hot shot in his Shanghai Rolex Masters win over Joao Sousa. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images