No. 5 seed
Mario Ancic put out the fire of hyped Brit-Scot
Andy Murray Wednesday at the ATP stop in Auckland, defeating the teen 6-3, 7-6(4) to advance into the quarterfinals.
"I had a lot of chances," Murray said. "I gave myself chances to beat a player who's played well in Grand Slams and won the Davis Cup and I should have taken them. He's way more experienced than me but I've got to start winning these matches and I think that will happen soon."
Other seeded players into the quarters Wednesday were (1)
Fernando Gonzalez (d. (Q) Minar), (2) Dave Ferrer (d. (Q) Sluiter), (6)
Olivier Rochus (d. (Q) Hernych), and (7)
Jarkko Nieminen (d. Goldstein), all in straights sets.
Unseeded Chilean
Nicolas Massu (d. C.Rochus) joined his top-seeded countryman in the quarters, and was accompanied by fellow un-seeds Stan Wawrinka (d. A.Martin) of Switzerland, and Germany's
Florian Mayer (d. Vik).
On tap for Thursday are Wawrinka vs. Mayer, (7) Nieminen vs. Massu, (1) Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez vs. (5) Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic, and (6) O.Rochus vs. (2) Ferrer.
