Top-seed and defending champion Nikolay Davydenko pulled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury and will be replaced by lucky loser Paul Capdeville of Chile. France’s Nicolas Devilder also pulled out of the tournament for an ankle inury and was replaced by lucky loser Julien Benneteau. Both lucky losers will make their tournament debuts tomorrow.

Monday’s Results
Singles First Round
3 Victor Hanescu (ROU) def. Q Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5
7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 6-2 7-6(7)
Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6(11) 6-3
Nicolas Massu (CHI) def. Q Robin Vik (CZE) 6-4 6-2
WC Andreas Beck (GER) def. Jan Hernych (CZE) 5-7 6-3 7-5
WC Daniel Koellerer (AUT) def. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 6-4
Agustin Calleri (ARG) def. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 3-6 7-5 0-1 ret. (illness)

Doubles First Round
2 M. Melo (BRA)/A. Sa (BRA) def. M. Gicquel (FRA)/C. Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-4
4 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) def. J. Cerretani (USA)/D. Vemic (SRB) 6-3 3-6 10-2

Tuesday’s Order of Play

Top-seed Igor Andreev has really battled his way through the last two rounds. First, he had a tight match with hometown favorite Rabie Chaki. Today, he had a drag-out fight with Frenchman Nicolas Devilder. In the end, Andreev prevailed 6-7(11) 7-6(5) 6-4 after 197 minutes of play. There were no breaks of serve in the first set, and they traded breaks in the second set. Andreev eventually broke Devilder and held in the final set for the win.

Andreev will meet sixth-seed Marc Gicquel in the quarterfinals. Andreev currently leads their head-to-head 2-1, where all of the Russian’s wins were on hard surfaces. Gicquel’s only victory over Andreev was on clay in Bucharest in 2007.

Thursday's Results
Singles Second Round
1 Igor Andreev (RUS) def Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-7(11) 7-6(5) 6-4
5 Florent Serra (FRA) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-3 6-3
6 Marc Gicquel (FRA) def. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-4 7-5
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 6-4 6-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
D. Skoch (CZE)/L Friedl (CZE) def 4 J. Brunstrom (SWE)/J.J. Rojer (AHO) 6-4 6-3
1 L. Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) def. A. Montanes (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP) 6-4 4-6 10-6

Doubles Semifinals
2 S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) def. 3 C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) 7-5 6-2

Friday’s Matches
Singles Quarterfinals
1 Igor Andreev (RUS) vs. 6 Marc Gicquel (FRA)
3 Albert Montanes (ESP) vs. Frederico Gil (POR)
4 Victor Hanesco (ROU) vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
5 Florent Serra (FRA) vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

Doubles Semifinals
1 L. Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) vs. D. Skoch (CZE)/L Friedl (CZE)

Friday’s Order of Play

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Juan Carlos Ferrero successfully returned to the circuit after being sidelined with a leg injury for six weeks. He beat the seventh-seeded Christophe Rochus 6-2 6-3 after just 61 minutes of play. Up next for the Spaniard is Potito Starace from Italy. Ferrero currently leads their head-to-head 3-1, but Starace won their last meeting in Rome in 2007.

Unlike Ferrero, Igor Andreev had a more difficult time overcoming a wild card. He had to rally in three sets to beat Rabie Chaki, the hometown favorite 3-6 6-3 7-5. Andreev served for the match at 5-4 in the third set but managed to lose his serve. He persevered and wrapped up the match three games later.

Andreev will play Frenchmen Nicolas Devilder in the next round. The two players have never met in an ATP event.

Tuesday's Results
Singles First Round
1 Igor Andreev (RUS) def. WC Rabie Chaki (MAR) 3-6 6-3 7-5
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) def. 2 Rainer Schulettler (GER) 6-4 7-6(5)
3 Albert Montanes (ESP) def. WC Reda El Amrani (MAR) 6-2 7-5
6 Marc Gicquel (FRA) def. Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 7-5 6-3
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. 7 Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-3
Olivier Rochus (BEL) def. WC Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) 4-6 6-2 6-1
Potito Starace (ITA) def. Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 4-6 6-3
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2 6-1
Santiago Ventura (ESP) def. Q Oliver Marach (AUT) 6-1 6-1
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) def. Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-3 6-4
Mischa Zverev (GER) def. Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-2 3-6 6-3

Doubles First Round
3 C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) def. Y. Allegro (SUI)/A. Clement (FRA) 7-6(9) 6-3
4 J. Brunstrom (SWE)/J.J. Rojer (AHO) vs. F. Cipolla (ITA)/P. Storace* (ITA) 6-4 7-6(2)
T. Bellucci (BRA)/E. Butorac (USA) def. R. Bopanna (IND)/L. Zovko (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-3
F. Gil (POR)/ H. Tecau (ROU) def. M. Gicquel (FRA)/F. Serra (FRA) 5-7 6-4 11-9
*Replaced T. Gabashvili (RUS)/S. Stakhovsky (UKR)

Wednesday’s Matches
Singles Second Round
3 Albert Montanes (ESP) vs. Santiago Ventura (ESP)
4 Victor Hanesco (ROU) vs. Ivan Navarro (ESP)
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs. Frederico Gil (POR)
Potito Starace (ITA) vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)

Doubles First Round
1 L. Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) vs. N. Devilder (FRA)/C. Rochus (BEL)
WC R. Chaki (MAR)/R. El Amrani (MAR) vs. L. Friedl (CZE)/D. Skoch (CZE)
WC M. Saber (MAR)/M. Ziadi (MAR) vs. A. Montanes (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP)

Doubles Quarterfinals
2 S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) vs. T. Bellucci (BRA)/E. Butorac (USA)
3 C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) vs. F. Gil (POR)/H. Tecau (ROU)

Wednesday's Order of Play

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