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Advance class: Giron keeps moving on at Paribas

INDIAN WELLS, Calif - Marcos Giron of Thousand Oaks played at UCLA for three seasons and turned pro after he won the 2014 NCAA singles title. Now 25, he's still competing in a lot of Challenger Series events and is ranked No. 217 in the world. He had to survive qualifying play to get into the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open for the first time but has made the most of his chance, pulling off a gutsy 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset of 23rd-seeded Alex

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