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Gasquet begins Nottingham title defence
Richard Gasquet began the defence of his Nottingham Open title on Monday by beating Vincent Spadea of the United States 6-3, 6-4.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: June 20, 2007 03:55 PM IST
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Nottingham, England:
The top-seeded Frenchman, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, is seeking a third consecutive title at Nottingham, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon.
Gasquet fought back after dropping his serve early in the first set and was rarely troubled afterward to advance to the second round.
"Spadea is never easy to play against," Gasquet said. "I am really happy to get my first win here, especially with it being my birthday. It is a special day for me.
"I wasn't confident because I played badly last week. I had to play a great match to win. It is not easy to play against him and it's nice for me to win again here. I like the court and the atmosphere."
Gasquet lost in the first round of the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, last Tuesday.
Also in the first round, Sebastien Grosjean of France beat fifth-seeded Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-4, and Gilles Simon of France defeated Andrei Pavel of Romania 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Rain suspended play later in the day with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain leading Alex Bogdanovic of Britain 6-4, 0-1.
Richard Gasquet began the defence of his Nottingham Open title on Monday by beating Vincent Spadea of the United States 6-3, 6-4.The top-seeded Frenchman, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, is seeking a third consecutive title at Nottingham, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon.
Gasquet fought back after dropping his serve early in the first set and was rarely troubled afterward to advance to the second round.
"Spadea is never easy to play against," Gasquet said. "I am really happy to get my first win here, especially with it being my birthday. It is a special day for me.
"I wasn't confident because I played badly last week. I had to play a great match to win. It is not easy to play against him and it's nice for me to win again here. I like the court and the atmosphere."
Gasquet lost in the first round of the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, last Tuesday.
Also in the first round, Sebastien Grosjean of France beat fifth-seeded Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-4, and Gilles Simon of France defeated Andrei Pavel of Romania 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Rain suspended play later in the day with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain leading Alex Bogdanovic of Britain 6-4, 0-1.
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