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SirBloody Idiot · 27-05-2010, 11:56 PM

BMW Tennis Championship
First Round - Sunrise, FL (United States) - Hard (outdoors)

Men's singles (Seeds - Finals - Top Half - Bottom Half)
Men's doubles (Seeds - Draw)

Matt Bre has overcome a shaky start to oust Austrian alternate Martin Reiter in three sets in his first round clash in Sunrise. After a disappointing qualifying exit in Indian Wells last week, Bre again looked in trouble early as he dropped the first set to Reiter 2-6. But after finally shooting ahead with a break in the second game of the second set, Bre started a strong run and had the chance to break for a second set bagel. Whilst Reiter held, Bre closed the set out 6-1 with his fifth ace of the set. The pair traded two breaks of serve early in the third, but it was Bre who got the better of his European opponent as he cruised to a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win. He will need more consistency if he's to get past top seed Dwayne Murdoch in the second round after the American took just fifty-five minutes to dismantle Li Ming-Wang 6-2, 6-1 following his shock exit last week in California.

Wildcard entrant Mat Mitchell was also made to did it the hard way as he outlasted the returning Takis Georgilas in three sets. The Cypriot recently recovered from a minor injury, and looked completely match fit as he and Mitchell traded sets. But Mitchell, fresh off a second round showing at Indian Wells, had the legs to outlast the qualifier as he came from a break down to capture three games in a row and a 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 win. He plays French veteran Jean-Alain Depuis after the fifth seed thumped Randy Bruce 6-4, 6-1.

There was more three-set action as third seed Heath Davis recovered from an early scare to scrape past compatriot Randy Banks in a thoroughly entertaining affair. Davis has been unable to really hit his straps on the outdoor American courts yet, but was stunned as he dropped the first set to Banks 3-6. Whilst he did enough to seal the second, he found himself down a break of serve twice in the third and was looking like he was on death's door. But like a true top 30 player, Davis did just enough to fire back into the match to survive an a massive upset as a brave Banks failed to close out the match in a 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 defeat.

The easiest win of the day, therefore, went to seventh seed Scotland Rivers who has no trouble beating lanky Croat Ivan Češljar. Rivers did not take long to kick into gear as he dominated the contest right from mid way through the second set to send Češljar packing with a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Češljar was awful with a 45 per cent first serve record, and was cannon fodder for the raging Rivers who was boosted earlier by fourth seed Jason Bradley's 4-6, 3-6 exit against Denis Isaev.

Seeded players out: Jason Bradley; Atthaphol Sae-ul.

27-05-2010, 11:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	BMW Tennis Championship First Round - Sunrise, FL (United States) - Hard (outdoors) Men's singles (Seeds - Finals - Top Half - Bottom Half) Men's doubles (Seeds - Draw) Matt Bre has overcome a shaky start to oust Austrian alternate Martin Reiter in three sets in his first round clash in Sunrise. After a disappointing qualifying exit in Indian Wells last week, Bre again looked in trouble early as he dropped the first set to Reiter 2-6. But after finally shooting ahead with a break in the second game of the second set, Bre started a strong run and had the chance to break for a second set bagel. Whilst Reiter held, Bre closed the set out 6-1 with his fifth ace of the set. The pair traded two breaks of serve early in the third, but it was Bre who got the better of his European opponent as he cruised to a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win. He will need more consistency if he's to get past top seed Dwayne Murdoch in the second round after the American took just fifty-five minutes to dismantle Li Ming-Wang 6-2, 6-1 following his shock exit last week in California. Wildcard entrant Mat Mitchell was also made to did it the hard way as he outlasted the returning Takis Georgilas in three sets. The Cypriot recently recovered from a minor injury, and looked completely match fit as he and Mitchell traded sets. But Mitchell, fresh off a second round showing at Indian Wells, had the legs to outlast the qualifier as he came from a break down to capture three games in a row and a 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 win. He plays French veteran Jean-Alain Depuis after the fifth seed thumped Randy Bruce 6-4, 6-1. There was more three-set action as third seed Heath Davis recovered from an early scare to scrape past compatriot Randy Banks in a thoroughly entertaining affair. Davis has been unable to really hit his straps on the outdoor American courts yet, but was stunned as he dropped the first set to Banks 3-6. Whilst he did enough to seal the second, he found himself down a break of serve twice in the third and was looking like he was on death's door. But like a true top 30 player, Davis did just enough to fire back into the match to survive an a massive upset as a brave Banks failed to close out the match in a 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 defeat. The easiest win of the day, therefore, went to seventh seed Scotland Rivers who has no trouble beating lanky Croat Ivan Češljar. Rivers did not take long to kick into gear as he dominated the contest right from mid way through the second set to send Češljar packing with a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Češljar was awful with a 45 per cent first serve record, and was cannon fodder for the raging Rivers who was boosted earlier by fourth seed Jason Bradley's 4-6, 3-6 exit against Denis Isaev. Seeded players out: Jason Bradley; Atthaphol Sae-ul.