PARIS MASTERS: ANDY MURRAY EDGED FERNANDO VERDASCO IN PARIS

Andy Murray beat Spanish Pro Fernando Verdasco in the 2nd round of the Paris Masters...Murray won 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 in 2 hours and 29 minutes...He is on course to take the number 1 spot from Novak Djokovic  if he wins the title but its not going to be easy...Novak Djokovic beat Gilles Muller 6-3 6-4 and will retain his number 1 spot if he reaches the final...Andy Murry is fighting for the top spot for the 1st time...There 1000 points up for grubs in the Paris Open and the gap between them is 415.