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Safin posts first-round upset

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Twentieth seeded Marat Safin of Russia hits a return against Josselin Ouanna of France during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, May 27, 2009 at Roland Garros stadium near Paris. Wildcard Josselin Ouanna upset Safin with an epic five-set victory. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement) 
Published: Sept. 29, 2009 at 1:12 PM

BANGKOK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Marat Safin defeated No. 5-seeded Philipp Petzschner Tuesday, advancing to the second round of the $608,500 Thailand Open.

Safin finished strong in a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Petzschner. He didn't face a break point in the first or third sets and won 60 percent of the points in the decisive set.

He next goes against Marco Chiudinelli, who posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Florian Mayer in his first-round match.

No. 6-seeded Jurgen Melzer zipped by Marcos Daniel 6-3, 6-2 in 55 minutes but Evgeny Korolev knocked off seventh-seeded Fabrice Santoro 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (9-7). Santoro twice had Korolev at match point but failed to finish him off.

Robby Ginepri defeated local favorite Danai Udomchoke 6-4, 6-3 while others advancing from the first round with wins Tuesday were Marsel Ilhan, Andreas Beck and Ernests Gulbis.

No. 3-seeded Sam Querrey withdrew after he cut his right forearm when he fell through a glass-topped table as he put on his shoes. Querrey had emergency surgery and will miss 4-6 weeks of competition but is expected to fully recover.

Topics: Evgeny Korolev, Florian Mayer, Marco Chiudinelli
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