Ginepri, Srichaphan, Flipper on Tuesday at ATP Bangkok

Scheduled for Tuesday in Bangkok are (3) Ginepri vs. Udomchoke, (7) Paradorn "The Thai Fighter" Srichaphan vs. (Q) T.Chen, Muller vs. Mark "The Dud Scud" Philippoussis, Kucera vs. (6) Nieminen, and Bastl vs. (WC) Murray.

Spaniards Ferrer, Robredo, Verdasco On Deck at ATP Palermo

Only two first-round matches Monday at the ATP claycourt stop in Palermo, with Romania's Razvan Sabau upsetting Mariano Zabaleta, and Spaniard Oscar Hernandez getting a bagel vs. Italian wildcard Gianluca Naso in a three-set win.

The final round of qualifying was also completed with four more into the main draw in Fabio Fognini (ITA), Jose Antonio Sanchez De Luna (ESP), Al Portas (ESP), and Daniel Elsner (GER).

On tap for Tuesday are (Q) Portas vs. (2) Robredo, Serra vs. (8) Sanguinetti, A.Martin vs. (7) Gael "Force" Monfils, (1) Ferrer vs. (WC) Aldi, (4) Berdych vs. Seppi, Juan Ignacio "The Spitting Snake" Chela vs. (Q) Sanchez de Luna, (5) Fernando "Hot Sauce" Verdasco vs. Zib, Behrend vs. Daniele "Choppin'" Bracciali, Almagro vs. Andreev, (Q) Elsner vs. (Q) Fognini, Christophe "The Roach" Rochus vs. Sanchez, and Calleri vs. Montanes.

Do Falls Like a Deer at ATP Vietnam Open

In the only two main draw matches Monday at the ATP stop in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese wildcard Mihn Quan Do was felled 6-3, 6-2 by German Bjorn Phau, and Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu defeating Anthony Dupuis 6-1, 6-4.

"I was a little bit nervous myself, to be playing the first ATP-level match in the history of Vietnam," Do said.

Officials are also happy and a bit nervous to be hosting the first ATP event in the history of Vietnam.

"This tournament will be a booster for Vietnamese players and the development of tennis in Vietnam," said Tournament Director Amit Naor. "By staging this event, this will show Vietnam can host major international events in other sports too."

The event also lost its Top 3 doubles seeds Monday with upset-makers Brzezicki/Monaco (d. Wimbledon champs (1) Huss/Moodie in three), Popp/Vanek (d. (2) Kerr/Parrott), and Germans Burgsmuller/Kohlschreiber (d. (3) Levinsky/Stepanek in three).

On tap for Tuesday are Moodie vs. (8) Kohlschreiber, (WC) Thron vs. (Q) Mamiit, Brzezicki vs. Arthurs, (5) Saulnier vs. Wessels, Tipsarevic vs. (Q) Vico, and (Q) Pless vs. (7) Burgsmuller.

Schiavone Wins, Maleeva Exits at WTA Luxembourg

Only two main draw matches Monday at the WTA stop in Luxembourg, with No. 6 seed Francesca Schiavone defeating American wildcard Lisa Raymond in straight sets, and Russian Anna Chakvetadze outlasting Bulgarian wildcard Magdalena Maleeva in three sets.

The final round of qualifying was also completed with four more onto the main dance floor in Sandra Kloesel (GER), Michaella Krajicek (NED), Meilen Tu (USA), and Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK).

Scheduled for Tuesday are Kloesel vs. Razzano, Farina Elia vs. Smashnova, Koukalova vs. Benesova, Safina vs. Kremer, Medina Garrigues vs. Hantuchova, and Stosur vs. Peschke.

Rain Dampens Excitement at WTA GuangZhou

Only the final round of qualifying was completed Monday due to rain at the WTA stop in GuangZhou, with four into the main draw in Victoria Azarenka (BLR), Shengnan Sun (CHN), Janet Lee (TPE), and Meng Yuan (CHN).

Scheduled for Tuesday are Harkleroad vs. T.Sun, Gullickson vs. Zheng, Zvonareva vs. T.Li, Dominikovic vs. Peng, Domachowska vs. Serra Zanetti, Voskoboeva vs. Azarenka, Lee vs. Obziler, Sucha vs. Xie, Kutuzova vs. Jackson, S.Sun vs. Jidkova, Lisjak vs. Gagliardi, and Yuan vs. Parra Santonja.

Seeds 2-0 Monday at WTA Seoul

The seeds went 2-0 Monday at the WTA stop in Seoul, with winners (6) Vera Douchevina (d. Spears) and (8) Marion Bartoli (d. Tanasugarn 0-and-1).

Un-seeds into the second round were Argentina's Mariana Diaz-Oliva (d. Washington in three), Japan's Aiko Nakamura (d. (WC) K.-M. Chang), and American Meghann Shaughnessy (d. Panova).

Also into the main draw after the final round of qualifying were Martina Muller (GER), Eva Hrdinova (CZE), Saori Obata (JPN), and Vilmarie Vastellvi (PUR).

On tap for Tuesday are Hrdinova vs. Dulko, Laine vs. Vaidisova, Craybas vs. Sugiyama, Jankovic vs. Bremond, Peer vs. Granville, Muller vs. Arvidsson, Vento-Kabchi vs. Obata, Pin vs. Morigami, and Castano vs. Castellvi.

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