quentinLleyton Hewitt injured, forced out of Sony Ericsson Open
March 24th 2007 07:45
Lleyton Hewitt has been forced to withdraw from the Sony Ericsson Open following a re-occurrence of a hamstring injury suffered during the Indian Wells tournament.
Hewitt was set to play Raemon Sluiter in the second round, yet withdrew from the competition leaving lucky loser Robert Kendrick to defeat the Dutchman 6-2 6-4.
American James Blake has crashed out in the second round after losing in three sets to France's Floren Serra, while fellow seeds Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray eased through their opening contests in Miami.
Murray continued his excellent early season form with a 6-2 7-6 (7-4) victory over American Paul Goldstein in the second round, while Nadal beat Brazil's Ricardo Mello 7-6 (9-7) 6-2.
Blake, the eighth-seed, hit back after dropping the first set on a tie-break but Serra raised his game once more to clinch a 7-6 (10-8) 2-6 6-3 victory.
Belgian Olivier Rochus recorded a 6-3 6-4 victory against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, while thirteenth seed David Ferrer had few problems in seeing off Juan Monaco 6-2 6-2.
Murray, the 12th seed, showed few signs of the ankle and hip injuries which contributed to his semi-final loss in Indian Wells last week as he recorded a straight-sets victory.
In the WTA event, Samantha Stosur enjoyed a solid 6-2 6-2 win over Olga Poutchkova while second seed Justin Henin also cruised past Vania King 6-4 6-1.
ATP Sony Ericsson Open
Robert Kendrick* (USA) bt Raemon Sluiter (Netherlands) 6-4 6-4
David Ferrer (Spain) bt Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-2 6-2
Floren Serra (France) bt 8-James Blake (USA) 7-6(8) 2-6 6-3
Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) bt 26-Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 6-0 7-5
30-Olivier Rochus (BEL) bt Gabriel Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-3 6-4
Michael Llodra (France) bt 22-Dominic Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-3 6-2
10- Nicolae Djokovic (Serbia) bt Daniele Bracciali (Italy) 7-6(4) 6-4
16-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 3-6 6-3 6-3
5-Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) bt Thomas Johansson (Sweden) 7-5 6-3
32-Gilles Simon (France) bt Luis Horna (Peru) 6-3 7-6(4)
Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) bt 17-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-2 5-7 6-0
Simone Bolelli (Italy) bt 21-Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4
2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) bt Ricardo Mello (Brazil) 7-6(7) 6-2
12-Andy Murray (Great Britain) bt Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-2 7-6(4)
Felipe Lopez (Spain) bt 25-Marit Safin (Russia) 7-5 7-6(2)
3-Andy Roddick (USA) bt Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-3 6-2
WTA Singles - Second Round
2-Justine Henin (Belgium) bt Vania King (USA) 6-4 6-1
4- Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt Akiko Morigami (Japan) 4-6 6-0 6-0
6- Nadia Petrova (Russia) bt Nathalie Dechy (France) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
7- Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) bt Peng Shuai (China) 6-2 6-4
9 -Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) bt Vasilisa Bardina (Russia) 6-1 6-0
10- Dinara Safina (Russia) bt Laura Granville (USA) 6-1 6-1
15- Li Na (China) bt (Q) Tamira Paszek (Austria) 6-2 6-0
16 -Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) 7-5 6-0
17- Tatiana Golovin (France) bt Tatiana Poutchek (Belorussia) 6-1 7-6(8)
18- Vera Zvonareva (Russia) bt Meilen Tu (USA) 6-4 6-2
20- Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) bt Alina Jidkova (RUS) 6-4 6-3
22- Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Anastasiya Yakimova (Belorussia) 6-4 6-0
25- Samantha Stosur (Australia) bt Olga Poutchkova (Russia) 6-2 6-2
Ekaterina Bychkova (Russia) bt 30-Severine Brémond (France) 6-4 7-5
Virginie Razzano (France) bt 31- Martina Müller (Germany) 6-4 7-6(2)
32- Mara Santangelo (Italy) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-3 6-1
Hewitt was set to play Raemon Sluiter in the second round, yet withdrew from the competition leaving lucky loser Robert Kendrick to defeat the Dutchman 6-2 6-4.
American James Blake has crashed out in the second round after losing in three sets to France's Floren Serra, while fellow seeds Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray eased through their opening contests in Miami.
Murray continued his excellent early season form with a 6-2 7-6 (7-4) victory over American Paul Goldstein in the second round, while Nadal beat Brazil's Ricardo Mello 7-6 (9-7) 6-2.
Blake, the eighth-seed, hit back after dropping the first set on a tie-break but Serra raised his game once more to clinch a 7-6 (10-8) 2-6 6-3 victory.
Belgian Olivier Rochus recorded a 6-3 6-4 victory against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, while thirteenth seed David Ferrer had few problems in seeing off Juan Monaco 6-2 6-2.
Murray, the 12th seed, showed few signs of the ankle and hip injuries which contributed to his semi-final loss in Indian Wells last week as he recorded a straight-sets victory.
In the WTA event, Samantha Stosur enjoyed a solid 6-2 6-2 win over Olga Poutchkova while second seed Justin Henin also cruised past Vania King 6-4 6-1.
ATP Sony Ericsson Open
Robert Kendrick* (USA) bt Raemon Sluiter (Netherlands) 6-4 6-4
David Ferrer (Spain) bt Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-2 6-2
Floren Serra (France) bt 8-James Blake (USA) 7-6(8) 2-6 6-3
Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) bt 26-Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 6-0 7-5
30-Olivier Rochus (BEL) bt Gabriel Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-3 6-4
10- Nicolae Djokovic (Serbia) bt Daniele Bracciali (Italy) 7-6(4) 6-4
16-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) bt Teimuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 3-6 6-3 6-3
5-Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) bt Thomas Johansson (Sweden) 7-5 6-3
32-Gilles Simon (France) bt Luis Horna (Peru) 6-3 7-6(4)
Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) bt 17-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-2 5-7 6-0
Simone Bolelli (Italy) bt 21-Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 6-7(0) 6-3 6-4
2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) bt Ricardo Mello (Brazil) 7-6(7) 6-2
12-Andy Murray (Great Britain) bt Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-2 7-6(4)
Felipe Lopez (Spain) bt 25-Marit Safin (Russia) 7-5 7-6(2)
3-Andy Roddick (USA) bt Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-3 6-2
WTA Singles - Second Round
2-Justine Henin (Belgium) bt Vania King (USA) 6-4 6-1
4- Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt Akiko Morigami (Japan) 4-6 6-0 6-0
6- Nadia Petrova (Russia) bt Nathalie Dechy (France) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
7- Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) bt Peng Shuai (China) 6-2 6-4
9 -Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) bt Vasilisa Bardina (Russia) 6-1 6-0
10- Dinara Safina (Russia) bt Laura Granville (USA) 6-1 6-1
15- Li Na (China) bt (Q) Tamira Paszek (Austria) 6-2 6-0
16 -Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) bt Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) 7-5 6-0
17- Tatiana Golovin (France) bt Tatiana Poutchek (Belorussia) 6-1 7-6(8)
18- Vera Zvonareva (Russia) bt Meilen Tu (USA) 6-4 6-2
20- Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) bt Alina Jidkova (RUS) 6-4 6-3
22- Ai Sugiyama (Japan) bt Anastasiya Yakimova (Belorussia) 6-4 6-0
25- Samantha Stosur (Australia) bt Olga Poutchkova (Russia) 6-2 6-2
Ekaterina Bychkova (Russia) bt 30-Severine Brémond (France) 6-4 7-5
Virginie Razzano (France) bt 31- Martina Müller (Germany) 6-4 7-6(2)
32- Mara Santangelo (Italy) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-3 6-1
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