Elsewhere No 7 seed Benjamin Becker ousted Paola Lorenzi 62 63 No

The 22-year-old Zwettl native has diligently participated in Challenger level tournaments on season, hoping to gather the required points to move up to the main tour.With the win, the No. 2 seed Radek Stepanek began his Vienna campaign in style on Tuesday, defeating dangerous floater Lukasz Kubot 6-4, 6-1.Stepanek pounced on is opponent's second serve throughout the one hour and 23 minute contest, winning 55 percent of Kubot's second serve points.Stepanek, who will lead the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup final in December, won 72 percent of his total service points, while hitting 10 aces.The serve and volley tactics of Stepanek kept his Polish opponent off rhythm for much of the contest, improving his win-loss record to 40-17 on the year.Stepanek will next face Frederico Gil, who defeated hometown hopeful Stefan Koubek in three sets on Monday.Philipp Kohlschreiber, who is seeded No. 4 this week, easily defeated Dieter Kindlmann 6-1, 6-3 earlier in the day. Kohlschreiber's consistent baseline game, coupled with his four of 11 break points conversions, led the 26-year-old German to his 38th win of the season.Kindlmann, who was in search of his first win of the year, failed to convert on all four of his break points opportunities, while winning only 32 percent of his second serve points.With the win, Kohschreiber will next face Victor Crovoi in round two. Jan Hajek.Cilic will begin his hopeful run to his third title of the season; Melzer, who is the highest seeded Austrian in the event will have complete fan support when he takes on his Swiss opponent; and Seppi will attempt to win his 23rd match of the year.Seppi's slumping season has been highlighted by two semifinal finishes at Umag, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia. Grand Prix Tennis de Tennis de Lyon France Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga begins his quest for his four title of the season on Tuesday, taking on the unheralded efforts of American Kevin Kim.Tsonga, who is still in contention to qualify for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour finals in London, currently stands at the No. 8 position in the race.Tsonga has never played Kim tour, remaining the undeniable favorite going in.No.

3 Ivan Ljubicic, who is in the twilight of his career, dismissed Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina 6-3, 6-4. The one hour and 28 minute match saw Ljubicic capitalize on two of 12 break point chances, while winning 88 percent of his first serve points.Ljubicic's recent good fortune on tour has included making the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000 (l. Robin Soderling).With the win, Ljubicic improved to 27-21 on year and will next face either Sebastien Grosjean or Nicolas Kiefer.Elsewhere, No 7 seed Benjamin Becker ousted Paola Lorenzi 6-2, 6-3; No. 8 seed Albert Montanes ended the popular run of Fabrice Santoro 6-4, 6-4; tricky Frenchman Michael Llodra destroyed Lamine Ouahab 6-1, 6-2; two-time finalist Marc Gicquel breezed past countryman Jerome Haehnel 6-1, 6-4; hard-hitting South American Kevin Anderson won his second match of the year, ousting Simon Greul 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3); David Guez won his first career match, defeating Newport winner Rajeev Ram 6-2, 6-4; and Arnaud Clement dispatched Oscar Hernandez 6-1, 6-3.Wednesday's schedule of play in Lyon will feature:No 2 seed Gilles Simon vs Simone Bolelli, Paul-Henri Mathieu vs Leonardo Mayer, and Oliver Rochus vs. Vincent Millot.Please check back on Wednesday for continuing daily coverage from St Petersburg, Vienna, and Lyon.Cheers..

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