Marseille Update – Men’s Open 13

Written by: Staff on 21st February 2012

Marseille Update - Men's Open 13

Croatian Ivan Ljubicic returns the ball to his compatriot Marin Cilic at their semi-final match in the China Open Tennis tournament in Beijing, China 08 October 2011. Cilic won 6-4, 6-3. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW |

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Marseille

Singles – First Round: (7) I Ljubicic def. F Serra (WC) 6-4 6-7(3-7) 6-3

Ivan Ljubicic is out of the Top Forty and struggling. One more win would perhaps get him back to #40, but what are the odds if he struggled like this against a fading wildcard?

Singles – First Round: F Cipolla def. (8) A Seppi 6-4 7-6(7-4)

A tough place for seeds, this. Andreas Seppi remains below #40.

Singles – First Round: E Roger-Vasselin def. (2) J Nieminen 6-2 7-6(7-4)

This took less than eighty minutes. There aren’t many Jarkko Nieminen matches that end that quickly — usually he gets more balls back. He will stay stuck around #45.

Doubles – First Round: Guez/Serra (WC) def. Hanley/J Murray 3-6 7-1(7-1) 10-8 (Match TB)

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