Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open: Day 2

Seventh-seed Fernando Verdasco had no problems with Juan Carlos Ferrero today. After 96 minutes of play, Verdasco dismissed the former world number one 6-3 6-2. He was able to overpower the veteran to advance into the round of 16. Verdasco now awaits the winner of the Juan Monaco-David Ferrer match.




Tuesday's Results
Singles First Round
10 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-2 6-2
13 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-1
14 James Blake (USA) def. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-2 6-4
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. Albert Montanes (ESP) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Q Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 7-5 6-4
Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. LL Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-0 7-6(5)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) def. Jose Acasuso (ARG) 6-3 6-2
Q Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-7(5) 6-4 3-0 Ret. (Throat)

Singles Second Round
2 Roger Federer (SUI) def. Robin Soderling (SWE) 6-1 7-5
4 Andy Murray (GBR) def. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7-6(9) 6-4
7 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-3 6-2
16 Tommy Robredo (ESP) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
WC Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) def. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-4 7-5

Doubles First Round
WC M. Lopez (ESP)/R. Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) def. C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) 7-6(4) 1-6 11-9
J. Del Potro (ARG)/M. Fish (USA) def. N. Almagro (ESP)/D. Ferrer (ESP) 6-2 6-3
M. Granollers (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) def. F. Lopez (ESP)/F. Verdasco (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-1
S. Aspelin (SWE)/W. Moodie (RSA) def. ALT M. Gonzalez (ARG)/J. Monaco (ARG) 6-4 7-5
*ALT M. Gonzalez (ARG)/J. Monaco (ARG) replaced T. Berdych (CZE)/N. Kiefer-hip (GER)

Wednesday’s Order of Play

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