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Baghdatis bounces back

MUNICH: Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis came back from a set down to book his place in the second round of the BMW Open claycourt tournament here on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old, who made the Australian Open final in 2006, made a slow start, committing seven double faults in the first set. However, he rallied to register a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Germany's Peter Gojowczyk.

The fifth-seeded Cypriot will now play Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli in the second round. The Swiss needed just 52 minutes to beat France's Thierry Ascione 6-0, 6-4.

At Rome, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams breezed into the Rome Open third round at the Foro Italico with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Patty Schnyder while World No. 1 Serena Williams, the reigning Australian Open champion, overcame a tough first set to beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 7-6(2), 6-1.

Safina stunned

Reigning champion Dinara Safina was stunned by Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1.

In other matches, Polish eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland thrashed home favourite Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-0 while there were wins for seventh seed Jelena Jankovic, 14th seed Nadia Petrova and 16th seed Shahar Peer.

The results: At Munich (BMW Open): First round: Marcos Baghdatis bt Peter Gojowczyk 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; Jan Hajek bt Alexandre Sidorenko 6-1, 6-2; Marco Chiudinelli bt Thierry Ascione 6-0, 6-4; Daniel Koellerer bt Mario Ancic 7-6(7), 7-5; Pere Riba bt Lukas Lacko 5-7, 6-1, 6-2; Simon Greul bt Nicolas Kiefer 7-5, 6-2.

At Rome (Italian International): Second round: Venus Williams bt Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-2; Serena Williams bt Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (2), 6-1; Shahar Peer bt Polona Hercog 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; Jelena Jankovic bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Nadia Petrova bt Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 6-4; Alexandra Dulgheru bt Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1; Agnieszka Radwanska bt Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-0; Andrea Petkovic bt Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4.

At Estoril (Estoril Open): First round: Women: Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Magali de Lattre 6-0, 6-0; Stephanie Voegele bt Melinda Czink 6-4, 6-3; Elena Makarova bt Nina Bratchikova 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; Kristine Barrois bt Jill Craybas 6-0, 6-2; Michelle Larcher de Brito bt Alize Cornet 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Men: Daniel Gimeno-Traver bt Nicolas Lapentti 6-3, 3-1, retd.; Alberto Martin bt Federico Del Bonis 7-6(6), 6-1.

At Belgrade (Serbia Open): First round: Fabio Fognini bt Franko Skugor 6-3, 6-1; Filip Krajinovic bt Yevgeny Donskoy 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-1; Richard Gasquet bt Olivier Rochus 6-0, 6-1; Josselin Ouanna bt Flavio Cipolla 6-3, 6-1 . — Agencies

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