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Andy Murray eliminates Coric in 2nd round of Paris Masters

PARIS (AP) Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters by beating 18-year-old Croatian Borna Coric 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday.

The second-seeded Murray won 84 percent of his first-serve points and broke Coric twice in each set.

Murray will next play 16th-seeded David Goffin of Belgium, who beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-2. Murray and Goffin will also face each other later this month in the Davis Cup final.

No. 6 Kei Nishikori of Japan, No. 10 Richard Gasquet of France, No. 13 John Isner of the United States and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also advanced.