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Davydenko rallies to down Schukin

DOUGHTY WARRIOR: Nikolay Davydenko fought hard to get past Yuri Schukin at the Barcelona Open. — Photo: AP

BARCELONA : Second seed Nikolay Davydenko overcame a troublesome right shoulder and a difficult opponent in fellow Russian Yuri Schukin to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday.

Davydenko, beaten in his first match in Monte Carlo last week, struggled for form again before scrambling his way to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory.

The World No. 4 looked on course for an easy win when he led by a set and 2-0, but World No. 218 Schukin, who was appearing in his first ATP Tour event of the year, hit back to level.

Davydenko was then broken in the first game of the final set, but after having treatment at 1-2, reeled off the next five games to win the set at 6-2.

Eighth seed Juan Ignacio Chela also advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over American Vince Spadea 6-3, 6-3.

The results: At Barcelona (ATP Tour Open Seat Godo): Second round: Juan Ignacio Chela bt Vincent Spadea 6-3, 6-3; Nikolay Davydenko bt Yuri Schukin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Agustin Calleri bt Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 6-2; David Nalbandian bt Alberto Martin 6-2, 6-0; Filippo Volandri bt Nicolas Almagro 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1.

First round: Jiri Vanek bt Juan Antonio Marin 6-0, 3-2 (retd.); Boris Pashanski bt Carlos Berlocq 4-0 (retd.); Potito Starace bt Samuel Querrey 6-4, 6-4; Paul Goldstein bt Fernando Vicente 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3; Nicolas Almagro bt Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-2; Simone Bolelli bt Marat Safin 6-4, 7-6(5); Carlos Moya bt Marcel Granollers-Pujol 6-2, 6-4; Guillermo Canas bt Max Mirnyi 6-2 7-6(4).

At Budapest (WTA Budapest GP): First round: Tathiana Garbin bt Nuria Llagostera Vives 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Gisela Dulko bt Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 6-2; Agnes Szavay bt Elena Likhovtseva 6-4, 6-1; Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea bt Kyra Nagy 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3; Andreja Klepac bt Melinda Czink 6-2, 6-4; Yulia Beygelzimer bt Tatiana Poutchek 7-6(4), 6-4; Martina Sucha bt Hana Sromova 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4; Olga Savchuk bt Lucie Hradecka 6-0, 6-3; Anne Kremer bt Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-4.

At Casablanca (ATP Grand Prix Hassan II): First round: Nicolas Massu bt Sergio Roitman 6-2, 6-3; Albert Montanes bt Danai Udomchoke 1-6, 6-3, 7-5; Sebastien Grosjean bt Victor Hanescu 7-6(4), 6-4; Paul-Henri Mathieu bt Kristian Pless 6-3, 6-1; Slimane Saoudi bt Rabie Chaki 6-2, 6-1; Edouard Roger-Vasselin bt Martin Vassalo Arguello 6-2, 6-2; Thierry Ascione bt Younes El Aynaoui 6-4, 6-3; Dominik Hrbaty bt Alexander Peya 7-6(7), 6-4. Jose Acasuso bt Nicolas Devilder 6-4, 6-4; Julien Benneteau bt Frederico Gil 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(5).

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