Berdych Wins, Gonzo Out at Masters Paris
Posted on November 2, 2006Big Czech Tomas Berdych began his title defense at the Masters Series-Paris having to rally from a set down to defeat pesky Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday in second-round play.
The eighth-seeded Berdych is seeking his first title of the year and next plays Robby Ginepri.
"It was a very tough match," the 13th-ranked Berdych told the AP. "I already lost twice to Olivier. I'm happy I made it."
Berdych, who still has a slight chance to make the Shanghai final eight at the year-end Masters Cup now meets Robby Ginepri.
Fernando Gonzalez blew his Shanghai hopes after squandering a first-set advantage. The fifth-seeded Chilean bowed out to France's Julien Benneteau 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
After reaching consecutive finals at Vienna, Basel, and Madrid, Gonzo is eliminated from Shangai barring player injuries.
No. 7 seed James Blake rallied from a break down in the third set to defeat Arnaud Clement 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 improve his Shanghai bid.
Clement jumped to a 2-0 lead in the third set before Blake won four straight games and never looked back. The win sets up a tasty showdown with Tommy Haas, a winner in two tiebreaks over Michael Llodra.
FOLDHERE
Also in the second round, No. 6 seed Tommy Robredo knocked out 2001 Paris champion Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Grosjean actually led 5-2 in the second set before Robredo turned on the jets to win five straight games for the set.
No. 9 seed Mario Ancic struggled to beat Kristof Vliegen of Belgium 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3; and 17th-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia downed Russian Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3.
Brit hope and No. 13 seed Andy Murray posted a 7-5, 6-0 win over Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina. Jarkko Nieminen ousted Daniele Bracciali of Italy 6-3, 6-4, and Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia also advanced with a 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3 victory over Thomas Johansson.
The only other seed to fall Tuesday was Serb teen Novak Djokovic, a loser to Paul-Henri Matheiu in two tiebreaks.
The eighth-seeded Berdych is seeking his first title of the year and next plays Robby Ginepri.
"It was a very tough match," the 13th-ranked Berdych told the AP. "I already lost twice to Olivier. I'm happy I made it."
Berdych, who still has a slight chance to make the Shanghai final eight at the year-end Masters Cup now meets Robby Ginepri.
Fernando Gonzalez blew his Shanghai hopes after squandering a first-set advantage. The fifth-seeded Chilean bowed out to France's Julien Benneteau 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
After reaching consecutive finals at Vienna, Basel, and Madrid, Gonzo is eliminated from Shangai barring player injuries.
No. 7 seed James Blake rallied from a break down in the third set to defeat Arnaud Clement 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 improve his Shanghai bid.
Clement jumped to a 2-0 lead in the third set before Blake won four straight games and never looked back. The win sets up a tasty showdown with Tommy Haas, a winner in two tiebreaks over Michael Llodra.
FOLDHERE
Also in the second round, No. 6 seed Tommy Robredo knocked out 2001 Paris champion Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Grosjean actually led 5-2 in the second set before Robredo turned on the jets to win five straight games for the set.
No. 9 seed Mario Ancic struggled to beat Kristof Vliegen of Belgium 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3; and 17th-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia downed Russian Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3.
Brit hope and No. 13 seed Andy Murray posted a 7-5, 6-0 win over Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina. Jarkko Nieminen ousted Daniele Bracciali of Italy 6-3, 6-4, and Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia also advanced with a 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3 victory over Thomas Johansson.
The only other seed to fall Tuesday was Serb teen Novak Djokovic, a loser to Paul-Henri Matheiu in two tiebreaks.