Ljubicic opens tournament defense with win
Published: Dec. 31, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Ljubicic, seeded fourth, swept out Stefan Koubek 6-4, 6-4 at Doha's Khalifa Tennis Complex to open his play in the Australian Open tuneup event. Ljubicic improved to 14-2 at the Qatar Open. He defeated Andy Murray in last year's final after finishing second in 2004 and 2005.
Sixth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber knocked out Oscar Hernandez 6-3, 6-1 and Thomas Johansson posted an upset with a 6-1, 6-0 rout of No. 7-seeded Igor Andreev.
Also notching victories Monday were: Fabrice Santoro, Michael Berrer, Filippo Volandri and Lee Hyung-taik Lee.
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Croatian Ivan Ljubicic hits a backhand during his first round match against Frenchman Arnaud Clement at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 28, 2007. Ljubicic was leading the match 6-1, 4-4 when rain suspended play for the day. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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