HEINEKEN OPEN
(ASB Bank Tennis Centre)
Qualifying, third round (winners to main draw), prefix denotes seeds: F. Hemmes (Netherlands) bt 1-A. Pavel (Romania) 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4, 2-M. Ancic (Croatia) 6-3 1-6 7-5, G. Muller (Luxembourg) bt F. Serra (France) 6-4 3-6 6-4, P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) bt 4-W. Moodie (South Africa) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.
Main draw, singles, first round: 1-G. Coria (Argentina) bt N. Kiefer (Germany) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, G. Carraz (France) bt K. Beck (Slovakia) 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-3, R. Sluiter (Netherlands) bt 7-F. Gonzalez (Chile) 6-3 6-4, D. Sanchez (Spain) bt J.-M. Gambill (US) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, 2-J. Novak (Czech) bt X. Malisse (Belgium) 7-6 (9-7) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3.
Doubles, first round: 1-M. Bhupathi (India)/F. Santoro (France) bt G. Gaudio (Argentina)/N. Lapentti (Ecuador) 6-4 6-3, 3-J. Palmer (US)/P. Vizner (Czech) bt D. Bowen (US)/A. Martin (Spain) 6-4 7-6 (7-5), M. Nielsen/S. Rea (NZ) bt D. King-Turner/M. Prentice (NZ) 6-3 6-4.
Today's schedule (all courts from 11am). -
Centre court: R. Stepanek (Czech) v 6-G. Gaudio (Argentina) followed by 3 G. Kuerten (Brazil) v A. Corretja (Spain), M. Nielsen (NZ) v D. Hrbaty (Slovakia), S. Rea (NZ) v M. Ancic (Croatia), followed by (not before 7pm) T. Martin (US) v 5-V. Spadea (US), R. Koenig (South Africa)/P. Pala (Czech) v J.-M. Gambill/B. MacPhie (US).
Court four: J. Nieminen (Finland) v F. Santoro (France) followed by M. Garcia (Argentina)/F. Gonzalez (Chile) v 2-G. Etlis/M. Rodriguez (Argentina), Nieminen/G. Oliver (US) v S. Aspelin (Sweden)/ M. Bertolini (Italy), S. Humphries (US)/M. Merklein (Bahamas) v J. Novak/R. Stepanek (Czech) followed by (not before 6pm) R. Nadal (Spain) v 4-S. Schalken (Netherlands).
Court six: L. Horna (Peru) v P. Kohlschreiber (Germany) followed by Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) v N. Lapentti (Ecuador), A. Martin (Spain) v S. Koubek (Austria), F. Hemmes (Netherland) v R. Soderling (Sweden).
TASMANIAN INTERNATIONAL
(Hobart)
Singles, first round. - T. Garbin (Italy) bt 1-E. Daniilidou (Greece) 7-5 2-0 retired, M. Emilia Salerni (Argentina) bt 2-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-1 6-1, 4-F. Zuluaga (Colombia) bt J. Zheng (China) 6-4 6-4, M. Washington (US) bt I. Benesova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-0, K. Koukalova (Czech Republic) bt Y. Yoshida (Japan) 6-2 7-5, M. Sucha (Slovakia) bt S. Reeves (US) 6-3 2-2 retired, R. Grande (Italy) bt A. Keothavong (Britain) 6-7 6-2 6-3, A. Frazier (US) bt 3-E. Likhovtseva (Rus) 6-2 6-3, 7-A. Barna (Ger) bt A. Harkleroad (US) 6-1 7-6 (8-6).
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Men's singles, first round.- 7-L. Hewitt (Aus) bt S. Sargsian (Arm) 6-4 6-2, G. Rusedski (GB) bt J. Ignacio Chela (Arg) 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5), T. Reid (Australia) bt 6-N. Massu (Chile) 7-6 2-6 6-4.
Women's singles, first round.- C. Martinez (Esp) bt M. Maleeva (Bul) 6-0 6-0, F. Schiavone (Italy) bt J. Jankovic (Serbia &
Montenegro) 6-4 3-6 6-4, M. Shaughnessy (US) bt A. Svensson
(Sweden) 6-1 6-2.
CANBERRA CLASSIC
First round.-3-S. Farina Elia (Italy) bt . Kurhajcova
(Slovakia) 6-2 6-2, 6-E. Loit (France) bt C.Fernandez (Argentina) 6-4 6-0, 4-T. Tanasugarn (Thailand) bt M.-G. Mikaelian (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3, 7-M. Weingartner (Germany) bt T. Obziler (Israel) 6-4 7-5, K. Sprem (Croatia) bt 5-P. Mandula (Hungary) 6-4 6-0, E. Gagliardi (Switzerland) bt S. Cohen-Aloro (France) 6-3 6-4, M. Santangelo (Italy) bt S. Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-1 3-6 6-1, S. Kleinova (Czech Republic) bt T. Panova (Russia) 6-4 6-3, 8-M. Sanchez Lorenzo (Spain) bt E. Dominikovic (Australia) 6-7 6-4 6-0.
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