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Hrbaty upset

ADELAIDE: Australian wildcard Peter Luczak continued his fine run of form with a straight-set upset victory over fifth-seeded Slovak Dominik Hrbaty at the Adelaide International tennis tournament on Monday. Luczak recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to prevail 7-6(7), 6-3 and move closer to a place in the quarterfinals.

France's Florent Serra made a solid start to the defence of his title with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Joachim Johansson.

The results: At Adelaide (ATP Next Generation Adelaide International): Round-robin: Gr. 1: Alun Jones bt Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-2. Gr. 2: Peter Luczak bt Dominik Hrbaty 7-6(7), 6-3. Gr. 4: Florent Serra bt Joachim Johansson 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Gr. 7: Chris Guccione bt Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-3.

At Gold Coast (WTA Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts): First round: Nicole Pratt bt Elena Bovina 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1; Na Li bt Sandra Zahlavova 6-0, 6-4; Tathiana Garbin bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-6(4), 6-7(2), 6-3; Shahar Peer bt Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 5-7, 6-0; Olga Poutchkova bt Yuliana Fedak 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-3; Ana Ivanovic bt Roberta Vinci 7-6(5), 6-1.

At Auckland (WTA ASB Classic): First round: Sun Tiantian bt Leanne Baker 6-1, 6-1; Gisela Dulko bt Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-7(4) 6-2; Emilie Loit bt Eva Birnerova 6-1, 6-1; Jill Craybas bt Aiko Nakamura 7-5, 6-2; Marion Bartoli bt Ayumi Morita 7-6(4) 6-3; Eleni Daniilidou bt Jelena Kostanic 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Camille Pin bt Shenay Perry 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

At Doha (ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open): First round: Christophe Rochus bt Alberto Martin 6-4, 7-5; Robin Soderling bt Kristof Vliegen 6-3, 6-3, Marcos Baghdatis bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-5 — Agencies