Date:01/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/01/stories/2008050155771900.htm

Sport - Tennis

Nalbandian advances

Barcelona: Third seed David Nalbandian beat Argentine compatriot Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 on Tuesday to become the first man into the third round of the Barcelona Open tennis.

Important results: Barcelona Open: Second round: David Nalbandian bt Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3; Mario Ancic bt Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4. First round: Feliciano Lopez bt Jose Acasuso 5-2 (retd.); Filippo Volandri bt Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 6-4; Albert Montanes bt Marcel Granollers-Pujol 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Teimuraz Gabashvili bt Guillermo Coria 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Ernest Gulbis bt Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 4-2 (retd.); Nicolas Almagro bt Victor Troicki 6-2, 0-0 (retd.); Potito Starace bt Peter Luczak 7-6(4), 6-1; Alberto Martin bt Matteo Marrai 6-3, 6-3; Mikhail Kukushkin bt Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-4.

At Munich: ATP BMW Open: First round: Julio Silva bt Matthias Bachinger 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Philipp Petzschner bt Evgeny Korolev 6-4, 0-6, 6-2; Lee Hyung-taik bt Rainer Eitzinger 1-6, 7-5, 6-2; Fernando Gonzalez bt Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4; Igor Andreev bt Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4; Gianluca Naso bt Rainer Schuettler 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4.

At Prague: WTA CZE Open: Magdalena Rybarikova bt Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 6-3; Akgul Amanmuradova bt Michaella Krajicek 6-4, 6-3; Karolina Pliskova bt Alicia Molik 6-4, 6-4; Jill Craybas bt Karin Knapp 6-4, 6-2; Melinda Czink bt Jelena Pandzic 6-0, 6-2; Katarina Srebotnik bt Yvonne Meusburger 6-0, 6-0; Klara Zakopalova bt Sara Errani 6-1, 6-3; Vera Zvonareva bt Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-3. — Agencies