PARIS: Number 11 David Ferrer of Spain became the first seed to bow out of the Paris Masters when he lost 6-3 6-4 to American Robby Ginepri in the second round on Tuesday.
Ginepri next meets Czech Tomas Berdych or Belgian Olivier Rochus in the indoor event which is missing five of the world's top six players.
Russian Dmitry Tursunov, seeded 15th, was leading 6-3 5-4 when Spain's Nicolas Almagro pulled out because of a torn thigh muscle.
Juan Ignacio Chela earned a meeting with Briton Andy Murray by moving past Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.
The Argentine baseliner was leading their first-round match 6-3 3-0 when Paradorn was forced to withdraw because of a sore ear.
Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean, the 2001 champion, thrilled the home fans by beating Belgian Xavier Malisse 6-1 7-6.
World number one Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament on Monday, citing exhaustion. The withdrawal of the Swiss player left number five Nikolay Davydenko of Russia as the highest-ranked competitor in the draw.
