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SirBloody Idiot · 03-07-2011, 11:50 PM

Gerry Weber Open II - Singles
PTA World Tour 250 - Monday (1st Round) - Halle,

Germany - Grass

It was a tough initiation for French Open quarter finalist Brett Read as he was taken to the brink by Belarusian serve-and-volleyer Denis Isaev. The veteran World No. 70 regularly troubled Read with his style as the West CWLander often played too defensively and was made to pay by some big shot-making by the assertive Isaev. Still, his class was on display as he made some inroads against the Isaev serve despite struggling on his own and led 5-2 in the third set. Isaev, however, denied Read as he sought to serve out the match and clung on to take the match to a deciding tiebreaker. The French Open quarter finalist had enough about him, however, to stay in the match and advance to the second round 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3). He will yet again meet Carlo Amato after the eighth seed eased past Norwegian qualifier Haiku Morkel in straight sets.

Seeded players out: None.

03-07-2011, 11:50 PM	#38 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	Gerry Weber Open II - Singles PTA World Tour 250 - Monday (1st Round) - Halle, Germany - Grass It was a tough initiation for French Open quarter finalist Brett Read as he was taken to the brink by Belarusian serve-and-volleyer Denis Isaev. The veteran World No. 70 regularly troubled Read with his style as the West CWLander often played too defensively and was made to pay by some big shot-making by the assertive Isaev. Still, his class was on display as he made some inroads against the Isaev serve despite struggling on his own and led 5-2 in the third set. Isaev, however, denied Read as he sought to serve out the match and clung on to take the match to a deciding tiebreaker. The French Open quarter finalist had enough about him, however, to stay in the match and advance to the second round 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3). He will yet again meet Carlo Amato after the eighth seed eased past Norwegian qualifier Haiku Morkel in straight sets. Seeded players out: None.