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Nadal sails past Sluiter

STOCKHOLM: World No. 2 Rafael Nadal got off to a flying start at the Stockholm Open, beating Dutchman Ramon Sluiter 6-4, 6-2 in the first round on Tuesday.

Nadal broke Sluiter in the opening game of the match and never looked back. Despite forcing the Spaniard into several tough rallies, Sluiter could not match the heavy topspin of Nadal, who held his serve to clinch the first set.

He broke Sluiter twice in the second set and served it out on his first match point.

The results: At Stockholm (ATP Stockholm Open): First round: Rafael Nadal bt Raemon Sluiter 6-4, 6-2; Marc Gicquel bt Jonathan Marray 6-4, 7-6(3); Andreas Vinciguerra bt Nicolas Devilder 6-4, 6-1; Jonas Bjorkman bt Peter Wessels 7-5, 6-2; Kristof Vliegen bt Nicola Massu 6-2, 6-4; Feliciano Lopez bt Juan Monaco 2-1, retd.;

At Moscow (Kremlin Cup): First round: Men: Robin Vik bt Jiri Novak 6-4, 6-3; Arnaud Clement bt Mischa Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Daniele Bracciali bt Fernando Verdasco 6-7(4), 6-4, 1-0, retd.; Julien Benneteau bt Sergio Roitman 6-3, 6-0; Nikolay Davydenko bt Jiri Vanek 6-0, 6-0; Igor Kunitsyn bt Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-2.

Women: Francesca Schiavone bt Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(3); Anna Chakvetadze bt Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-2; Iveta Benesova bt Mara Santangelo 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Elena Vesnina bt Na Li 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(11); Ekaterina Bychkova bt Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-4.

At Vienna (ATP BA-CA Trophy): First round: Ivan Ljubicic bt Agustin Calleri 7-6(3), 6-2; David Nalbandian bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2; Tommy Haas bt Martin Fischer 7-6(3), 6-2; Lukasz Kubot bt Sebastien Grosjean 6-4, 6-3; Stefan Koubek bt Denis Gremelmayr 6-1, 6-0; Marcos Baghdatis bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Carlos Moya bt Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3).

At Bangkok (WTA Bangkok Open): First round: Sybille Bammer bt Nicole Pratt 6-1, 6-3; Julia Schruff bt Emma Laine 6-4, 7-6(5); Tamarine Tanasugarn bt Catalina Castano 6-0, 7-6(5); Jamea Jackson bt Melinda Czink 6-2, 6-3; Marta Domachowska bt Suchanan Viratprasert 6-4, 6-0; Lucie Safarova bt Selima Sfar 6-3, 6-3. — Agencies

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