Defending Champ Hrbaty, Spadea Dumped, Coria Survives at ATP AucklandPosted on January 12, 2005
"I wasn't nervous but inside I wasn't perfect," Hrbaty said. "I don't know if I had a bad sleep or bad preparation but I didn't feel comfortable out there. I gave it everything but this time it wasn't my day." Ginepri turned the match with Spadea by breaking in the 11th game of the first set which had a number of deuces. "That game felt like it would never end," Ginepri told the AP. "I tried to mix the game up a bit with a few lobs. Anytime you can deaden your opponent's legs it's good." Seeded winners into the quarterfinals were (1) Guillermo “El Fragile” Coria (d. Saulnier 7-6 in the third), (5) Fernando “Gonzo” Gonzalez (d. Zabaleta), and (6) Juan Ignacio Chela (d. Ricardo Mello “Yello”). Other un-seeds working their way into the quarters Wednesday were On court Thursday are El Fragile vs. The Roach, Gonzo vs. Baby Courier, Chela vs. Starace, and Acasuso vs. Hernych. |
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No. 3 seed and defending champion Dominik “The Dominator” Hrbaty (l. to Acasuso) and No. 4 Vince Spadea (l. to American countryman Robby “Baby Courier” Ginepri) were ousted in second-round action Wednesday at the ATP stop in