Davydenko wins Hamburg opener
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July 22, 2010, Thursday
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TOP-SEEDED Nikolay Davydenko of Russia opened the defense of his German Open title in Hamburg by beating Florent Serra of France 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday.
Like all seeded players, Davydenko had a bye in the first round and has now advanced to the third round.
Potito Starace of Italy outlasted Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (10), 5-7, 6-1 to also reach the third round. The 11th-seeded Robredo won the Hamburg tournament in 2006.
Florian Mayer of Germany beat another seeded player, rallying to win 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 against No. 15 Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.
In other second-round action, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland ousted ninth-seeded Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina defeated "lucky loser" Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-2 and Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Marc Gicquel of France 6-4, 6-4.
In Portoroz, Slovenia, top-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat Bojana Jovanovski 6-3, 6-3 in an all-Serbian match in the first round at the Slovenia Open. Jankovic will face Belarus qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova, who rallied to defeat Masa Zec Peskaric of Slovenia 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Stefanie Voegele upset second-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-2. The Swiss next plays Tamira Paszek of Austria, who won the tournament on her only previous appearance here in 2006 but is a wild card this year.
Eighth-seeded Sofia Arvidsson was also beaten in an upset, losing 7-6 (1), 6-2 to Johanna Larsson in an all-Swedish match. While Ksenia Pervak of Russia knocked out fifith-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-1, 6-3.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, Sara Errani of Italy and Polona Hercog of Slovenia all advanced to the second round.
Pavlyuchenkova defeated Alberta Brianti of Italy 7-5, 6-1, Errani downed Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 7-6 (1), 6-4 and Hercog beat Russian qualifier Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-3.
In control
In Bad Gastein, Austria, top-seeded Andrea Petkovic started the defense of her Gastein Ladies title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.
The 35th-ranked German dropped serve three times but was in control of the match after winning the opening set against Benesova, who clinched her second WTA Tour title in Fez, Morocco, in May. Petkovic, whose Gastein Ladies victory is her sole title, plays Alize Cornet of France in the second round.
Also on Tuesday, No. 2 Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland eased past Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 6-1, 6-2, but No. 3 Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain lost to Austria's Yvonne Meusburger, 6-4, 7-5.
Sixth-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova lost to fellow Czech Sandra Zahlavova 7-5, 6-3.
Like all seeded players, Davydenko had a bye in the first round and has now advanced to the third round.
Potito Starace of Italy outlasted Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (10), 5-7, 6-1 to also reach the third round. The 11th-seeded Robredo won the Hamburg tournament in 2006.
Florian Mayer of Germany beat another seeded player, rallying to win 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 against No. 15 Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.
In other second-round action, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland ousted ninth-seeded Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina defeated "lucky loser" Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-2 and Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Marc Gicquel of France 6-4, 6-4.
In Portoroz, Slovenia, top-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat Bojana Jovanovski 6-3, 6-3 in an all-Serbian match in the first round at the Slovenia Open. Jankovic will face Belarus qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova, who rallied to defeat Masa Zec Peskaric of Slovenia 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Stefanie Voegele upset second-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-2. The Swiss next plays Tamira Paszek of Austria, who won the tournament on her only previous appearance here in 2006 but is a wild card this year.
Eighth-seeded Sofia Arvidsson was also beaten in an upset, losing 7-6 (1), 6-2 to Johanna Larsson in an all-Swedish match. While Ksenia Pervak of Russia knocked out fifith-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-1, 6-3.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, Sara Errani of Italy and Polona Hercog of Slovenia all advanced to the second round.
Pavlyuchenkova defeated Alberta Brianti of Italy 7-5, 6-1, Errani downed Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 7-6 (1), 6-4 and Hercog beat Russian qualifier Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-3.
In control
In Bad Gastein, Austria, top-seeded Andrea Petkovic started the defense of her Gastein Ladies title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.
The 35th-ranked German dropped serve three times but was in control of the match after winning the opening set against Benesova, who clinched her second WTA Tour title in Fez, Morocco, in May. Petkovic, whose Gastein Ladies victory is her sole title, plays Alize Cornet of France in the second round.
Also on Tuesday, No. 2 Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland eased past Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 6-1, 6-2, but No. 3 Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain lost to Austria's Yvonne Meusburger, 6-4, 7-5.
Sixth-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova lost to fellow Czech Sandra Zahlavova 7-5, 6-3.
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