Wawrinka, Murray advance at Paris Masters (Yahoo Sports)

Stan Wawrinka won his first match in more than a month Wednesday and advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters while Andy Murray moved one match away from qualifying for the ATP finals. The third-seeded Wawrinka ended a three-match losing streak with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over 37th-ranked Dominic Thiem – the youngest player in the top 50 – before Murray dispatched Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-4 in his bid to reach the season-ending tournament in London. After consecutive losses in Tokyo, Shanghai and Basel, Wawrinka put on an erratic display but prevailed on important points. It was Wawrinka’s first win since he defeated Fabio Fognini in Switzerland’s 3-2 win over Italy in the Davis Cup semifinals in September.