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Youzhny ousted

ROTTERDAM: Defending champion Mikhail Youzhny was ousted by Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6(3), 6-4 in the opening round of the ABN Amro Open on Monday. Youzhny blew a 4-2 lead, losing his serve twice and converted only one of eight break point chances.

Nalbandian advances

Top-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina fired 10 aces in beating Peter Luczak of Australia 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires on Monday.

The results (all first round):

In Rotterdam (ABN Amro Open): Teimuraz Gabashvili bt Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-1; Ivo Karlovic bt Olivier Rochus 6-1, 6-2; Michael Berrer bt Matthias Bachinger 6-3, 6-2; Janko Tipsarevic bt Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(3), 6-4; Michael Zverev bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 7-5.

In Buenos Aires (Copa Telmex): David Nalbandian bt Peter Luczak 6-3, 6-3; Potito Starace bt Boris Pashanski 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Jiri Vanek bt Carlos Berlocq 6-4, 7-5; Luis Horna bt Maximo Gonzalez 6-4, 6-4.

In San Jose, USA, (SAP Open): Radek Stepanek bt Paul Capdeville 7-6(2), 6-1; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez bt Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(6); Kristof Vliegen bt Victor Hanescu 6-4, 7-6(4); Bobby Reynolds bt Benedikt Dorsch 7-5, 6-4; Jesse Levine bt Steve Darcis 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Wayne Odesnik bt Donald Young 6-1, 5-7, 6-4; John Isner bt Florent Serra 7-6(5), 6-4.

In Doha (Qatar Open): Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Nadia Petrova 6-2, 1-2 retired; Shahar Peer bt Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-4; Amélie Mauresmo bt Sabine Lisicki 7-6(2), 6-3; Sybille Bammer bt Aiko Nakamura 6-1, 6-3; Agnieszka Radwanska bt Akiko Morigami 7-5, 6-0; Virginie Razzano bt Sun Tiantian 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-3; Maria Kirilenko bt Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 5-7, 6-0; Vera Zvonareva bt Anastasia Rodionova 6-0, 6-3; Dominika Cibulkova bt Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-3; Caroline Wozniacki bt Chan Yung-Jan 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Yan Zi bt Vera Dushevina 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Tamarine Tanasugarn bt Angelique Kerber 7-6(3), 6-4; Yaroslava Shvedova bt Zheng Jie 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Galina Voskoboeva bt Eleni Daniilidou 6-1, 7-6(6); Monica Niculescu bt Julie Ditty 6-1, 6-4.

In Bogota (Copa Colsanitas Santander): María Emilia Salerni bt Alizé Cornet 6-4, 6-2; Sara Errani bt Ekaterina Bychkova 6-1, 6-1; Mariana Duque Marino bt Jelena Kostanic Tosic 6-4, 3-1 retired. — Agencies

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