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Novak enters quarterfinals

GSTAAD (SWITZERLAND), JULY 7. Defending champion Jiri Novak defeated Albert Montanes of Spain 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open tennis tournament. In last year's final, Novak defeated local favourite Roger Federer.

Federer won his opening-round match Tuesday, 6-1, 6-1 over German Tomas Behrend for his 13th straight victory and his 22nd in his last 23 matches.

Monaco overcomes Vliegen

Argentine wild card Juan Monaco rallied from a set down for the second straight match on Wednesday, outlasting Kristof Vliegen of Belgium 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to become the first quarterfinalist in the Swedish Open at Bastad.

Top seeds advance

Top-seeded Vincent Spadea and No. 2 James Blake advanced on Tuesday to the second round of the rain-delayed Hall of Fame tournament at Newport.

The results:

At Gstaad (Swiss Open): Second round: Jiri Novak bt Albert Montanes 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Potito Starace bt Victor Hanescu 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (1).

First round: Rainer Schuettler bt Michel Kratochvil 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Marc Rosset bt Andrei Pavel 7-6 (7-5) 6-4; Roger Federer b Tomas Behrend 6-1, 6-1.

At Bastad (Swedish Open): Second round: Juan Monaco bt Kristof Vliegen 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

First round: Mariano Zabaleta bt Joachim Johansson 6-4, 6-3; Santiago Ventura bt Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 6-2; Fernando Gonzalez bt Luis Horna 6-3, 6-2; Rafael Nadal bt Jiri Vanek 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

At Newport (Hall of Fame Championships): First round: James Blake bt Dick Norman 7-6 (7), 6-3; Alex Bogomolov, Jr. bt Harel Levy 6-3, 6-3; Jurgen Melzer bt Jan Hernych 6-2, 6-4; Nicolas Mahut bt Jerome Golmard 6-2, 6-2; Antony Dupuis bt Jan Vacek 6-2, 6-2; Vince Spadea bt Jeff Salzenstein 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Cyril Saulnier bt Justin Gimelstob 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Alexander Popp bt Amer Delic 6-4, 6-3; Jeff Morrison bt Jan-Michael Gambill 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3; Greg Rusedski bt Gregory Carraz 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Kenneth Carlsen bt Todd Reid 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (4). — Agencies

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