Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Kohlschreiber, Lopez reach 2nd round in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) -Fourth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber beat Dieter Kindlmann 6-1, 6-3 Tuesday in an all-German match in the opening round of the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy.

Kohlschreiber served nine aces and converted four of 11 break points.

Sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez, the 2004 champion, defeated Austrian wild card Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4, 6-4. Lopez conceded just three points on serve in the opening set. He dropped serve early in the second set before breaking twice.

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Michael Berrer topped Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-3, 6-2. The German was added to the main draw as a replacement for defending champion Philipp Petzschner, who pulled out earlier Tuesday after injuring his left calf in training.

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