Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Federer wins a tough match; most top seeds prevail


Roger Federer today was handed a tough match by American Bobby Reynolds. The Swiss player smacked 17 aces and converted 2 of 12 break points as he slipped past the American with the score of 63 67(6) 63 in 1 hour and 50 minutes. David Nalbandian made smooth progress into the second round with a win over Albert Montanes and the score 64 62. Juan Martin Del Potro also had a win over Swiss qualifier George Bastl with a score of 62 64. But number seven seeded Tomas Berdych suffered a loss to Italian Simone Bolelli with a score of 64 75.

In St. Petersburg, the number two seeded Nikolay Davydenko, number three seeded Fernando Verdasco and number four seeded Mikhail Youzhny all enjoyed wins with relatively easy scores, but Verdasco just lost one set to his victory.

Winners at Lyon, France include Andy Roddick, Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.




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