Thiem edges through in Paris, Carreno Busta knocked out

PARIS: Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem battled into the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with a 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over German lucky loser Peter Gojowczyk.

The 24-year-old Thiem, who has reached the French Open semi-finals in each of the last two years, was made to work hard in the capital before eventually setting up a third-round tie with either Fernando Verdasco or Kevin Anderson.