<p class="title">Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is likely to face Roger Federer in the second round of the ATP tournament in Halle after beating compatriot Benoit Paire in straight sets on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tsonga broke Paire's serve early in the first set and looked the better player as he battled to a 6-4, 7-5 win to set up a potential meeting with Federer, who later plays Australian John Millman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 30-year-old Paire, infamous for his on-court tantrums, was given a warning in the first set after throwing his racket, but had the crowd laughing in the second when he and Tsonga, 34, engaged in a spontaneous keepy-uppy rally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's winner Borna Coric eased to a straight sets win over Spain's Jaume Munar in his first-round tie, winning 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to set up a second-round tie with Portugal's Joao Sousa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Home favourite Jan-Lennard Struff also reached the second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Serbia's Laslo Djere, his first ever singles victory in Halle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I used to live nearby. I would come here every year and lose, so it is great to have finally won," said Struff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was to be less joy for the Halle crowd as Germans Mats Moraing, Peter Gojowczyk and Rudolf Molleker were all knocked out on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moraing lost 4-6, 6-7 (4/7) to Italy's Andreas Seppi while Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky came from behind to beat Molleker 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gojowczyk was crushed 6-3, 6-4 by France's Richard Gasquet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gasquet will face seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round after the Spaniard cruised to a 7-6 (12/10), 6-0 victory over American Taylor Fritz.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Elsewhere, Belgium's David Goffin thrashed eighth seed Guido Pella 6-1, 6-1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">kih/ryj/lp</p>
<p class="title">Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is likely to face Roger Federer in the second round of the ATP tournament in Halle after beating compatriot Benoit Paire in straight sets on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tsonga broke Paire's serve early in the first set and looked the better player as he battled to a 6-4, 7-5 win to set up a potential meeting with Federer, who later plays Australian John Millman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 30-year-old Paire, infamous for his on-court tantrums, was given a warning in the first set after throwing his racket, but had the crowd laughing in the second when he and Tsonga, 34, engaged in a spontaneous keepy-uppy rally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year's winner Borna Coric eased to a straight sets win over Spain's Jaume Munar in his first-round tie, winning 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to set up a second-round tie with Portugal's Joao Sousa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Home favourite Jan-Lennard Struff also reached the second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Serbia's Laslo Djere, his first ever singles victory in Halle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I used to live nearby. I would come here every year and lose, so it is great to have finally won," said Struff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was to be less joy for the Halle crowd as Germans Mats Moraing, Peter Gojowczyk and Rudolf Molleker were all knocked out on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moraing lost 4-6, 6-7 (4/7) to Italy's Andreas Seppi while Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky came from behind to beat Molleker 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gojowczyk was crushed 6-3, 6-4 by France's Richard Gasquet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gasquet will face seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round after the Spaniard cruised to a 7-6 (12/10), 6-0 victory over American Taylor Fritz.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Elsewhere, Belgium's David Goffin thrashed eighth seed Guido Pella 6-1, 6-1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">kih/ryj/lp</p>