Clement defeated Feliciano Lopez comprehensively last night to advance into the second round of the Paribas Master in France. The odds were highly stacked against him to make it through given that the Spaniard was few rungs above him in the rankings chart. However, he dispatched his opponent in straight sets, without dropping a service game.The Frenchman seems to finishing the season on a mighty high after a mixed start to the campaign. Today though, he will have the chance of gaining revenge against his old rival Haas.

Amazingly, Haas has gotten the better of Clement in all of their six encounters Haas has risen up to world number seventeen this year and will be keen to remain in the top twenty after a series of retirements, suggesting that age is catching up with him. There has been no fewer than three retirements in his last five to six tournaments which is a major cause of worry for him. On the safe note, go for the in form Clement to continue his good vein of form against a very unpredictable Haas.

Pick: First set Clement win 6-3 @7