Davydenko Baking Bagels at ATP Poertschach
Posted on May 24, 2006Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko baked a bagel against Czech Tomas Zib 6-3, 6-0, while No. 4 seed Dmitry Tursunov was sent home by Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco 7-6(4), 6-2 in opening-round play Tuesday at the ATP claycourt stop in Poertschach.
Other seeded winners Tuesday were (7) Luis Horna (d. Moodie) and (8) Gilles Simon (d. (Q) T.Popp).
Unseeded winners into the second round were Italian Andreas Seppi (d. Dlouhy), Austrian Oliver Marach (d. Spadea), Luxembourg's Gilles Muller (d. (Q) Azzaro), and Spain's (Q) Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (d. N.Lapentti from a set down).
Highlights for Wednesday in Poertschach are (8) Simon vs. Marach, Gasquet vs. Melzer, (1) Davydenko vs. (Q) Ramirez Hidalgo, Novak vs. (5) Chela, Starace vs. (6) Almagro, and (7) Horna vs. Seppi.
Other seeded winners Tuesday were (7) Luis Horna (d. Moodie) and (8) Gilles Simon (d. (Q) T.Popp).
Unseeded winners into the second round were Italian Andreas Seppi (d. Dlouhy), Austrian Oliver Marach (d. Spadea), Luxembourg's Gilles Muller (d. (Q) Azzaro), and Spain's (Q) Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (d. N.Lapentti from a set down).
Highlights for Wednesday in Poertschach are (8) Simon vs. Marach, Gasquet vs. Melzer, (1) Davydenko vs. (Q) Ramirez Hidalgo, Novak vs. (5) Chela, Starace vs. (6) Almagro, and (7) Horna vs. Seppi.