Safin, Grosjean handed Paris Masters wild cards

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, while Grosjean won it in 2001 - in between Safin's other two titles. Michael Llodra, runner-up to Ivan Ljubicic at the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday, has also been given a wild card, the French tennis federation said Tuesday.