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Gasquet wins opener in Gstaad; Robredo loses


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Frenchman Richard Gasquet won the opener in Gstaad, while Robredo fell at first hurdle.

 

Seventh seeded Ricard Gasquet of France defeated Uzbekistani qualifier Farrukh Dustov 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad on Monday.

2006 winner Gasquet will next face German Daniel Brands, who fired 15 aces to edge past Australian Peter Luczak 6-4 7-5 in 87 minutes.

Swiss duo of Michael Lammer and Alexander Sadecky advanced with win over their respective opponents. Lammer survived 12 aces against Dustin Brown for a 7-5 7-5 win, while Sadecky downed countryman Yann Marti 7-5 1-6 6-0.

Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria battled past  Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4.

Frederico Gil of Portugal posted the upset of the day when he knocked out fifth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo 4-6 7-5 6-1.

 

 

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