Sony Ericsson Open: Day 1

Mikhail Youzhny pulled one out against Jeremy Chardy. The two players were locked in a dead even match until Youzhny broke in game eight of the third set. The Russian then successfully held serve to win the match after almost two hours of play. Tomas Berdych is up next for Youzhny where he holds a 5-2 lead in their head-to-head matchup.


Singles First Round
Michael Youzhny (RUS) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) def. Ernest Gulbis (LAT) 6-2 6-2
Q Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) def. Tommy Haas (GER) 6-4 6-4
WC Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. LL Dudi Sela (ISR) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-4 6-4
Agustin Calleri (ARG) def. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Jan Hernych (CZE) def. WC Brendan Evans (USA) 6-4 6-3
Q Robert Kendrick (USA) def. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-3 7-6(5)
Q Frank Dancevic (CAN) def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-4 7-6(5)
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) def. Q Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Q Taylor Dent (USA) def. Q Ricardo Mello (BRA) 6-1 6-3
Diego Junqueira (ARG) def. WC Yuki Bhambri (IND) 6-4 6-3
Q Kevin Kim (USA) def. Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-3 Ret’d groin muscle
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Ivan Navarro (ESP) 6-3 6-3
Q Michael Russell (USA) def. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 7-6(4) 6-3
Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. Florent Serra (FRA) 3-6 6-3 6-4