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Gasquet gets past Llodra

Toronto: Richard Gasquet opened his bid for a second Rogers Cup final in three years defeating fellow Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

All the other seeds in action were winners in straight sets.

Sania advances

Meanwhile, in the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles, Sania Mirza won her first round match, beating Czech Republic’s Eva Hrdinova 6-3, 6-4.

The results (first round): At Toronto (Rogers Cup): Stanislas Wawrinka bt Simone Bolelli 6-4, 7-6(4); Richard Gasquet bt Michael Llodra 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez bt Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Tommy Robredo bt Frederic Niemeyer 7-6(4), 6-1; Fernando Gonzalez bt Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-1; Mikhail Youzhny bt Andreas Seppi 7-6(1), 6-2; Nicholas Kiefer bt Mardy Fish 7-5, 7-6(4); Robby Ginepri bt Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Nicholas Mahut bt Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2; Frank Dancevic bt Mario Ancic 6-3, 6-4; Jose Acasuso bt Ernests Gulbis 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-5.

At Los Angeles (East West Bank Classic): Samantha Stosur bt Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-1; Melinda Czink bt Virginie Razzano 6-3, 6-3; Sybille Bammer bt Ahsha Rolle 6-0, 6-4; Sania Mirza bt Eva Hrdinova 6-3, 6-4; Olga Govortsova bt Darya Kustova 6-3, 6-4; Marta Domachowska bt Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3; Petra Kvitova bt Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Chan Yung-Jan bt Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-4; Jill Craybas bt Anne Keothavong 6-3, 6-2; Tamira Paszek bt Aiko Nakamura 6-4, 6-2; Olga Savchuk bt Gisela Dulko 6-4, 6-3; Bethanie Mattek bt Abigail Spears 6-2, 6-4.

At Portoroz (Slovenia Open): Caroline Wozniacki bt Andreja Klepac 7-5, 6-0; Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-3; Katie O’Brien bt Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-2; Klara Zakopalova bt Carla Suárez Navarro 6-4, 6-4; Vera Dushevina bt Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-3, 6-3; Julia Vakulenko bt Polona Hercog 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Petra Martic bt Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-2. — Agencies

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