METZ, France, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber was pushed to a third set Thursday before he claimed a second-round win at the Moselle Open in France.
Kohlschreiber finished strong for a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 win over Benoit Paire. Kohlschreiber was solid in the opened set, getting a pair of breaks, but staggered in the second set and didn't manage a break-point chance versus Paire.