Safin, Grosjean handed Paris Masters wild cards

PARIS (AP) Former champions Marat Safin and Sebastien Grosjean have been given wild-card entries for the upcoming Paris Masters.

Safin won the indoor tournament for the third time in 2004, and Grosjean won it in 2001.

The French tennis federation said Tuesday that Michael Llodra, runner-up to Ivan Ljubicic at the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday, has also been given a wild card.

Updated November 3, 2009