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Robredo takes Metz first-rounder

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Tommy Robredo, shown in a 2009 file photo from the U.S. Open, was a straight-set winner Monday in first-round play of an ATP tournament in Metz, France. UPI /Monika Graff . 
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Published: Sept. 20, 2010 at 4:34 PM

METZ, France, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Seventh-seeded Tommy Robredo took a first-round victory in straight sets Monday at the ATP's Open de Moselle in France.

Robredo topped Daniel Brands 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in a brisk 69 minutes. Robredo lost five points in four first-set service games in establishing control, and yielded only eight points in six games and the tie-breaker in the second.

Also Monday, Michael Berrer ousted Rainer Schuettler 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 and Denis Istomin topped Florent Serra 6-4, 6-4.

Berrer saved all four of the break-point situations he faced in moving into the second round.

Serra evened the second set at 4-4 with his second break of the set but Istomin answered with his third to get in position to serve out the match, which he did without dropping a point.

Istomin will go against Robredo in the second round but Berrer will have to wait to learn his next opponent until the first round is completed Tuesday.

Topics: Open de Moselle, Tommy Robredo
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