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PARIS -- Andy Murray?needed to scrap hard to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5 as he booked his place in the third round of the Paris Masters and continued his quest for the world No. 1 spot.The Briton can top the rankings if he wins the tournament and?Novak Djokovic does not reach the final -- but the Serb began his bid for a fourth straight Paris Masters title with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg on Wednesday.Murray followed Djokovic on court but needed two and a half hours to beat Verdasco. It was his 12th win in 13 career matches against the Spaniard.It was scrappy stuff as both players conceded 25 break-point chances between them.Murray moved 4-2 up in the second set, but Verdasco forced a tiebreaker. During it, he led 5-1, but Murray fought back. When Verdasco eventually clinched it to level the match, Murray swiped his racket angrily through the air and then yelled at himself when he sat down.His frustration was not over yet, Verdasco fighting back after Murray had forced a break to lead 2-0 in the deciding set. However, the Scot broke him to love in the 12th game to win the match.Celebrating his earlier win, Djokovic tapped his hand against his heart and made a throwing gesture to all four sides of the court as if to share the moment with the crowd.Djokovic has a special bond with Paris, having won this tournament four times overall and having also clinched the French Open in June to complete his haul of all four majors.Its a real pleasure to come back to Paris after what I did at Roland Garros this year, Djokovic said. In the last few years Ive played my best tennis here.Djokovic saved the only break point he faced in the second serve and pounced at the right time.With the score 4-4 and 30-40, Muller sent down a strong serve that Djokovic returned powerfully. It seemed to surprise Muller, who whipped a forehand into the net to concede the game.The Serb sealed victory on his first match point with an ace straight down the middle.Not an easy opponent, definitely, because he serves and volleys, Djokovic said. I found the conditions quite quick, quicker maybe than they have been last year. So it was quite favorable.The 12-time Grand Slam champion faces Grigor Dimitrov in the third round and has a 5-1 career record against the 14th-seeded Bulgarian.With [his] big serve and forehand, he can hurt anybody, Djokovic said of Dimitrov.In Wednesdays last match, U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka took on Jan-Lennard Struff.Earlier, Kei Nishikori posted his 300th win to also reach the third round. The fifth-seeded Nishikori next faces 11th-seeded Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, who beat Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 6-4.David Goffin kept alive his slim chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP final by defeating Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (5), 6-3, but the Belgian must win the title here to clinch one of two remaining spots.Among those who can still qualify is ninth-seeded Marin Cilic, who set up a third-round match with Goffin by winning 7-6 (7), 6-2 against Ivo Karlovic.Meanwhile, big-serving American John Inser had 12 aces in a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) win against 15th-seeded David Ferrer. It was only his second win in nine matches against the Spaniard, and both have been here.In other second-round matches, 13th-seeded Lucas Pouille beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4; Jack Sock beat sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-4; Gilles Simon downed Roberto Bautista Agut 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6); and No. 16 Pablo Cuevas won 6-1, 6-2 against Paolo Lorenzi.Cheap Yeezy From China . 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Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen.TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the NBAs decision to move its All-Star Game from Charlotte because of a law limiting anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people was grandstanding.Christie made the remarks while co-hosting the WFAN Boomer and Carton morning radio show Friday.The Republican governor asked if the NBA is going to evaluate every law in every state or just a certain law.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said last month that the league decided North Carolinas law limiting anti-discrimination pprotections for LGBT people made it untenable to hold its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte.ddddddddddddProponents say the law also protects women and girls in bathrooms from heterosexual men posing as transsexual women.The NBA hasnt announced a new city for the All-Star weekend in February. The league has said it would reconsider Charlotte for the 2019 game if disputes about the law are resolved. ' ' '