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Montanes struggles past Greul in Costa Do Sauipe


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The opening day at the 2010 Brasil Open witnessed local star Ricardo Mello shine in full beam as the Brazilian took out a much higher ranked opponent.

Second seeded Spaniard Albert Montanes registered a hard fought 6-2, 7-6(2) win over German Simon Gruel to reach the second round o the 2010 Brasil Open, being played here in Costa Don Sauipe, Brazil.

Montanes made a strong start to the match and won the opening set 6-2. However, things changed in the second set and Greul started building more pressure on the Spaniard. Although, once the set went into the tie-break, it was all Montanes who spared only two points to fetch the straight sets win.

In another exciting match from the opening day, Spaniard Daniel-Gimeno-Traver got the better of compatriot Santiago Ventura 7-6(7), 6-1 to book his place in the next round.

Brazilian Wild Card Ricardo Mello created quite a stir on the opening day when he beat a much higher ranked opponent, Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 7-5 to reach the second round.

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US Open, Men Singles  R64
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R64
 Philipp Petzschner (GER) 0 5 3 66
Novak Djokovic (SRB) Winner 3 7 6 78
Petzschner - Djokovic    5 - 7    3 - 6    6 - 7   
Served By: N Djokovic Won By: Djokovic
Game P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Kick serve, Petzschner sends it long. Djokovic pumps his fist in the air to celebrate the victory !!!
6-7   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Petzschner backhand drifts outside the court. Third match point for Djokovic
6-5   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : Double Fault, Winner: Petzschner!!! What a miss! double fault by N Djokovic
  N Djokovic to P Petzschner : Fault. N Djokovic serve lands outside the service line.
6-4   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Djokovic serves,reaches to the net and places a off-forehand in the corner
4-5   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Petzschner comes in the line of the ball but volleys it into the net
4-4   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Petzschner backhand finds way into the net
  P Petzschner to N Djokovic : Fault. First Fault!
3-4   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : IN, Winner: Petzschner!!! Powerful forehand from Petzschner forces an error on Djokovic
3-3   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : IN, Winner: Petzschner!!! Djokovic serves,reaches to the net and dumps a backhand into the net
2-3   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Djokovic moves Petzschner around the court and outplays him in the rally
  P Petzschner to N Djokovic : Fault. P Petzschner serve lands outside the service line.
2-2   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Djokovic hits a delightful forehand winner down the line and crowd enjoys it too
1-2   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : IN, Winner: Petzschner!!! Djokovic sends an easy volley into the net
1-1   N Djokovic to P Petzschner : IN, Winner: Djokovic!!! Huge serve, return from Petzschner goes into the net
1-0   P Petzschner to N Djokovic : ACE, Winner: Petzschner!!! P Petzschner starts with big serve down the middle.ACE!
Petzschner - Djokovic    5 - 7    3 - 6    6 - 6   
Served By: N Djokovic Won By: Djokovic
Petzschner - Djokovic    5 - 7    3 - 6    6 - 5   
Served By: P Petzschner Won By: Petzschner
Game IN, Winner: Petzschner!!! Big serve, Djokovic only manages to touch it