Tennis

Paire, Hanescu in Stuttgart quarters

Published Jul. 11, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Fourth-seeded Benoit Paire of France advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup by beating Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-3, 6-1 Thursday.

Paire's quarterfinal opponent will be Victor Hanescu of Romania, who beat Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-1, 6-4.

Hanescu evened his record against Bellucci to 1-1.

Paire advanced to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart for the first time, having twice lost in the second round in previous tournaments.

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