Robredo, Tursunov win first-round matches at Paris Masters

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10/26/2008 - Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spaniard Tommy Robredo and Russian Dmitry Tursunov were first-round winners Sunday at the Paris Masters tournament.

This is the ninth and final Masters Series event of 2008 in advance of the Tennis Masters Cup, to be held in Shanghai, November 9-16.

Robredo downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), while Tursunov breezed by France's Adrian Mannarino, 6-3, 6-2.

Robredo's next opponent will be 15th seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Tursunov was rewarded a second-round encounter with third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Both Verdasco and Djokovic received opening-round byes.

Spain's Rafael Nadal, the runner up to Argentine David Nalbandian last year, is the top seed here. The top 16 seeds received first-round byes.

Switzerland's Roger Federer is seeded second for this indoor tournament.

The first eight Masters Series tournaments this year have been won by four different players, led by Nadal with three titles. In 16 of the past 17 such tournaments, going back to last year, either Nadal, Federer or Djokovic have reached the final, accounting for 12 championships in that stretch.

Great Britain's Andy Murray, seeded fourth, is trying to become the first player since 1990 to win three consecutive Master Series titles in the same season. He captured the last two events - in Cincinnati and Madrid.

Russian Marat Safin, a three-time champion here, plays his first-round match Monday against Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

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Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

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DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

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