Paris, Nov 8: Tomas Berdych is just one win away from securing his spot for the ATP World Tour Finals after beating Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-3, 7-5 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters.
The 2005 Paris champion won five straight games in the first set to rally from a 3-1 deficit, hitting 12 winners to only three for Verdasco.
Berdych then broke the Spaniard twice for a 5-2 lead in the second set but wasted several match points to let Verdasco level at 5-5.
But the fifth-seeded Czech broke Verdasco again with a forehand pass before clinching victory with a crosscourt backhand winner.
