Bjorkman bounced from Swedish Open

BASTAD, Sweden, July 11 (UPI) -- Local favorite and No. 8-seeded Jonas Bjorkman was bumped from the clay-court Swedish Open tennis tournament in second-round action Wednesday.

Clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro lost just three points on his serve in knocking Bjorkman from the tournament with a 6-4, 6-2, victory. Almagro moves into the quarterfinals Friday, when he will play Luis Horna, who defeated Carlos Berlocq, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), in his second-round match.

Fifth-seeded Filippo Volandri also wrapped up a quarterfinals slot, rebounding from a set down for a, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, win over Yuri Schukin. Volandri Friday is to play Olivier Rochus, who posted a 6-4, 7-5, win over Lukas Dlouhy in the second round.

Four second-round matches are set for Thursday, including matches involving No. 2-seeded David Ferrer, fourth-seeded Carlos Moya and No. 6 Robin Soderling.