Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach captured their fourth-career title together. The Austro-Polish duo gave Potito Starace and Horacio Zeballos a 6-4 6-0 beating in the doubles final yesterday in Santiago. Kubot and Marach will play next week in Brazil on the second leg of the Latin American Swing.

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Juan Carlos Ferrero did it again. He beat Potito Starace 6-4 7-6(1) and now has advanced into the quarterfinals to play Victor Hanescu, who beat Ivan Navarro in straight sets. The two players have never played in an ATP event. Let’s hope there are no surprises in the next round.

Federico Gil rallied to beat Ivan Ljubicic 5-7 6-3 7-5. The Portuguese troublemaker gave Rafael Nadal a run for his money in the first set of their Indian Wells match. He is currently enjoying a career-high ATP ranking of 70 and will face Albert Montanes in the next round. The two have yet to meet in an ATP event.

Wednesday’s Matches
Singles Second Round
3 Albert Montanes (ESP) def. Santiago Ventura (ESP) 5-7 6-3 7-5
4 Victor Hanesco (ROU) def. Ivan Navarro (ESP) 6-1 6-0
Frederico Gil (POR) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-7(2) 7-5 6-4
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. Potito Starace (ITA) 6-4 7-6(1)

Doubles Second Round
1 L. Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) def. N. Devilder (FRA)/C. Rochus (BEL) 7-5 6-4
L. Friedl (CZE)/D. Skoch (CZE) def. WC R. Chaki (MAR)/R. El Amrani (MAR) 6-7(6) 6-3 10-2
A. Montanes (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP) def. WC M. Saber (MAR)/M. Ziadi (MAR) 6-4 6-3

Doubles Quarterfinals
2 S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) def. T. Bellucci (BRA)/E. Butorac (USA) 6-3 6-3
3 C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) def. F. Gil (POR)/H. Tecau (ROU) 7-6(3) 6-2

Thursday's Matches
Singles Second Round
Mischa Zverev (GER) vs. Marc Gicquel (FRA)
Igor Andreev (RUS) vs. Nicolas Devilder (FRA)
Florent Serra (FRA) vs. Olivier Rochus (BEL)
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)

Doubles Quarterfinals
J. Brunstrom (SWE)/J.J. Rojer (AHO) vs. D. Skoch (CZE)/L Friedl (CZE)
L. Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) vs. A. Montanes (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP)

Doubles Semifinals
3 C. Kas (GER)/R. Wassen (NED) vs. 2 S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS)

Thursday'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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