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Spanish Players Dominate in Gstaad – Almagro Verdasco and Granollers in Semis

Nicolas Almagro is looking to win his fourth title this season at the Crédit Suisse Open in Gstaad. The top seed is the titleholder in, Costa do Sauipe, Buenos Aires and Nice this year.

Dolgopolov makes winning start in Umag

Number two seed Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov sailed past Italian Filippo Volandri winning 6-1 6-2 in just under an hour at the ATP Studena Croatia Open in Umag yesterday.

Youzhny makes easy progress in Gstaad

The former World No. 8 defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-3 6-2. The Russian finished the match just in time before the heavy rain set in.

Robredo and Ferrero Reach Second Round In Umag

Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero is also through to the second round after his opponent Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina had to retire due to a right hip injury. The score was 1-1 in the third set when Gonzalez had to give up.

Lopez, Granollers and Nieminen Through To Second Round In Gstaad

World No. 24 and number five seed Feliciano Lopez was pushed yesterday by Swiss wildcard Michael Lammer. Lopez advanced in to the second round at the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open by winning 6-4 6-7 (4) 6-3

Dodig out of ATP Studena Croatia Open in Umag

Spaniard Albert Ramos took out local favourite Ivan Dodig. Ramos needed two hours and 37 minutes to overcome the Croat in three sets 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Crédit Agricole Suisse Open – Luczak Istomin and Andreev reach second round in Gstaad

Australia’s Peter Luczak reached the second round at the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open in Gstaad yesterday. The World No. 248 beat Swiss wildcard Alexander Sadecky 3-6 6-3 7-6 (4). Number two seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switerzland is waiting for “Looch” in the next round.

Aussies Around the Place – Ebden, Hewitt, Ball, Kerr

Australia’s third ranked player Matthew Ebden teamed up with Alex Bogomolov Jr. this week at the Atlanta Tennis Championships.

Ninth Title for Gilles Simon in Hamburg

Frenchman Gilles Simon won his second title of the season and his ninth career title at the bet-at-home Open – German Tennis Championships. The World No. 18 also won the Sydney Medibank International in January.

Almagro to Face Simon in Hamburg Final

Nicolas Almagro of Spain will face France’s Gilles Simon in the bet-at-home Open German Championships final on Sunday.

ATP Studena Croatia Open 2011 – Update

The ATP Studena Croatia Open will take place in Umag next week. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 and is played on clay. The total prize money pot is €398 250.

Open in Hamburg – All Spanish Semi Finals

It will be an all-Spanish semi-final at the bet-at-home Open German Tennis Championships 2011. The number three seed Nicolas Almagro won in two tie-break sets against local favourite Florian Mayer 7-6 (5) 7-6 (3)

Doubles Teams Update: Hamburg and Atlanta

In the bottom half of the draw the No.3 seeds Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya will find the German pair of Andreas Beck and Christopher Kas on the other side of the net. Peya and Marach needed 3 tough sets to fight off singles guys Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon 6-3 6-7 (3) 10-5.

Fernando Verdasco Advances in Hamburg

World No. 22 Fernando Verdasco beat German wildcard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-5 6-2 to advance in to the quarterfinals of the bet-at-home Open German Tennis Championships 2011.