Sunday, May 3, 2009

Almagro advances to 2nd round at BMW Open

MUNICH (AP) -Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced to the second round of the BMW Open on Sunday, beating Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4.

Almagro broke Hernych four times and saved two of the three break points he faced.

The clay-court tournament had only one match scheduled Sunday.


Earlier, defending champion Fernando Gonzalez pulled out because of an ankle injury. The Chilean lost to top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Rome Masters on Saturday and flew to Munich on Sunday to announce his withdrawal.