From the ArcaMax Publishing, Sports Update Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/sports/s-642066-827144
VALENCIA, Spain (UPI) -- Two favorites, top-seeded Andy Murray and
reigning champion David Ferrer, advanced in Tuesday's opening round of
the Valencia Open in Spain.
Murray dispatched Spanish wild card Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-1,
taking only an hour to finish the match. He broke Gimeno-Traver's
serve five times in eight tries.
The fourth-ranked Murray didn't appear to be rusty after recovering
from an injury to his left wrist and playing for the first time since
dropping a fourth-round match at the U.S. Open. He'll next face
Argentine Leonardo Mayer.
Ferrer defeated fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 in
a rematch of last year's Valencia title match. Ferrer's win last year
over Almagro prevented him from winning his third straight Valencia
championship.
Also Tuesday, fifth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon downed Russian Igor
Kunitsyn 6-3, 6-2, and sixth-seeded Gael Monfils of France had no
trouble with Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-2.
Seventh-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo got past Belgian qualifier
Christophe Rochus 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, and Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas downed
Spanish crowd favorite Juan Carlos Ferrero 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.