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.
