US OPEN
(New York)
Men's singles, first round (prefix denotes seeding): F. Verdasco (Spain) bt 17-T. Robredo (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-2, 3-J. Carlos Ferrero (Spain) bt J. Vacek (Czech Republic) 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2, K. Kucera (Slovakia) bt A. Popp (Germany) 6-2 7-5 6-3, A. Vinciguerra (Sweden) bt R. Kendrick (US) 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 1-6 6-1.
S. Koubek (Austria) bt G. Galimberti (Italy) 5-7 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4), 5-G. Coria (Argentina) bt M. Puerta (Argentina) 6-4 6-3 6-1, 23-W. Ferreira (South Africa) bt I. Miranda (Peru) 6-4 6-3 6-1, R. Ginepri (US) bt D. Ferrer (Spain) 6-2 6-3 6-3, N. Davydenko (Russia) bt 18-M. Mirnyi (Belarus) 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6).
J. Bjorkman (Sweden) bt F. Volandri (Italy) 6-1 6-4 6-0, 31-A. Clement (France) bt B. Vahaly (US) 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-4, L. Hyung-taik (South Korea) bt V. Voltchkov (Belarus) 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3), B. Ulihrach (Czech Republic) bt M. Abel (Germany) 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 J. Melzer (Austria) bt B. Baker (US) 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4, 24-M. Fish (US) bt J. Johansson (Sweden) 6-3 6-2 6-4.
G. Carraz (France) bt G. Rusedski (Britain) 6-4 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-4 R. Delgado (Paraguay) bt 9-S. Grosjean (France) 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4, M. Verkerk (Netherlands) bt A. Bogomolov jnr (US) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 3-6 7-6 (11-9) 1-0 retired, A. Vinciguerra (Sweden) bt R. Kendrick (US) 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 1-6 6-1, S. Koubek (Austria) bt G. Galimberti (Italy) 5-7 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4), 5-G. Coria (Argentina) bt M. Puerta (Argentina) 6-4 6-3 6-1.
Women's singles, first round: 5-A. Mauresmo (France) bt A. Widjaja (Indonesia) 6-0 6-2, 14-A. Coetzer (South Africa) bt G. Lastra (US) 6-0 6-2, 18-P. Schnyder (Switzerland) bt B. Bielik (US) 6-1 6-4, D. Chladkova (Czech Republic) bt A. Serra Zanetti (Italy) 6-4 1-6 6-1.
M. Vento-Kabchi (Venezuela) bt 8-C. Rubin (US) 6-4 6-4, 13-V. Zvonareva (Russia) bt L. Kurhajcova (Slovakia) 6-3 6-2, 19-N. Petrova (Russia) bt C. Castano (Colombia) 6-4 6-0, A. Harkleroad (US) bt V. Douchevina (Russia) 6-4 6-2.
E. Likhovtseva (Russia) bt I. Majoli (Croatia) 6-1 6-1, T. Tanasugarn (Thailand) bt R. Grande (Italy) 6-0 7-5, 1-K. Clijsters (Belgium) bt A. Liu (US) 6-2 6-3, 24-P. Suarez (Argentina) bt A. Roesch (Germany) 6-3 6-3, A. Barna (Germany) bt 26-L. Krasnoroutskaya (Russia) 6-1 0-6 6-3, M. Kirilenko (Russia) bt T. Logar (US) 6-4 6-2.
P. Mandula (Hungary) bt C. Black (Zimbabwe) 7-5 6-2, L. Granville (US) bt A. Cargill (US) 6-4 6-0, 9-D. Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt M. Bartoli (France) 6-3 6-2, 17-M. Shaughnessy (US) bt K. Sprem (Croatia) 6-3 6-2, 12-C. Martinez (Spain) bt S. Taylor (US) 6-3 6-4, F. Zuluaga (Colombia) bt A. Morigami (Japan) 6-1 6-4.
J. Vakulenko (Ukraine) bt B. Rittner (Germany) 7-5 6-2, M. Czink (Hungary) bt C. Fernandez (Argentina) 3-6 6-1 7-5, M. Matevzic (Slovenia) bt C. Morariu (US) 6-3 7-5 28-L. Raymond (US) bt T. Poutchek (Belarus) 6-3 7-6 (7-1), M. Elena Camerin (Italy) bt D. Bedanova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-0.
3-L. Davenport (US) bt E. Callens (Belgium) 6-1 6-0, M. Sequera (Venezuela) bt Z. Ondraskova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-1, B. Schett (Austria) bt J. Husarova (Slovakia) 7-6 (7-3) 7-5, A. Molik (Australia) bt J. Kostanic (Croatia) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, M. Casanova (Switzerland) bt 25-E. Daniilidou (Greece) 6-3 6-1, S. Cohen Aloro (France) bt A. Jidkova (Russia) 6-2 6-4, 27-S. Kuznetsova (Russia) bt F. Pennetta (Italy) 6-1 6-1
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