PARIS — French Open champion Stan Wawrinka raised his game when needed to beat Bernard Tomic and reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
Wawrinka, who is bidding to become the first player to win Roland Garros and the Paris Masters the same year since Andre Agassi in 1999, saved all five break points and hit 13 aces to progress with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win.
The fourth-seeded Swiss had to come from 5-2 down in the tiebreaker before sealing the match when the 18th-ranked Tomic hit two consecutive unforced errors.
"I was not in a good position, that's for sure," Wawrinka said.