Monday, October 20, 2008

Robredo and Ferrero advance at Lyon Grand Prix

LYON, France (AP) -Fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix with straight-set wins on Monday.

Robredo broke Michael Llodra of France once in each set to win 6-4, 6-3, while Ferrero beat big-serving Sam Querrey of the United States 6-3, 7-5.

Querrey failed to convert two break-point chances in the second set against Ferrero, the 2003 French Open champion. Robredo saved the only break point he faced in the first set.


French wild card Josselin Ouanna also won, rallying to beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Ouanna, ranked 182nd and more accustomed to playing in challenger and other lower-tier events, secured his first career win on the ATP Tour by converting three of his four break-point chances. Ljubicic, who reached a career-high No. 3 ranking in May 2006, is 46th.




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