PARIS — Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down Thursday to defeat fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.
Andy Murray cruised past Andy Roddick 6-2, 6-2 and will face 2005 champion Tomas Berdych, who beat Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-4.
Roddick will finish the season outside the top 10 for the first time since 2001.
“I just need to get in better shape as far as movement, and kind of catch up a little bit,” Roddick said.
Top-ranked Djokovic made 44 unforced errors compared to 28 winners. He dropped serve twice to lose the first set.
He then broke for a 4-2 lead in the second, and evened the match when Tipsarevic sent a backhand wide. The Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion then took a 4-0 lead in the final set.
Djokovic will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-4.
Murray improved his record to 17-0 since the U.S. Open and has won 27 of his last 28 matches since mid-August.
Murray hit 27 winners compared to only four for the American. He broke Roddick twice in each set, taking the first with a crosscourt forehand winner before clinching victory with an ace.
“I started the match well, which against him is always important, because he plays his best when hes ahead,” Murray said. “Because I broke him earlier, I was able to dictate a lot of what happened out there.”
Roddick received a warning from the chair umpire at 2-0 in the second set after smashing his racket out of frustration.
The fifth-seeded Berdych trailed 5-1 in the first set and 4-1 in the second, but fought back both times to clinch his spot at the ATP World Tour Finals. His victory meant Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish also secured spots at the season-ending tournament in London, with Tipsarevic missing out.
Tipsarevic had two double-faults in a row to set up match point for Berdych.
Also, David Ferrer ousted Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-2.
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