Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych move on at Paris Masters

Milos Raonic was victorious over Pablo Carreno Busta in the French capital

Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych safely came through their opening matches at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.

Fourth seed Raonic beat Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets before Berdych, the seventh seed, required three sets to see off Joao Sousa.

Their successfully manoeuvring through the second round comes a day before Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka join the fray.

Tomas Berdych is into the third round after defeating Joao Sousa

Raonic, this year's Wimbledon runner-up, was given a stern test by world No 31 Carreno Busta but eventually pinched a two-set victory 7-6 6-4.

Berdych came under even greater through against Sousa, the world No 43, until he secured a 6-3 3-6 7-5 win.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, John Isner powered past Mischa Zverev 7-6 6-4 and Marcos Baghdatis won 6-2 6-4 against Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Steve Johnson, Ivo Karlovic, Feliciano Lopez, Gilles Simon and Viktor Troicki were also among the winners in the second round.

The Paris Masters continues with Andy Murray on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 10am.

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