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Upsets mark first day of Thailand tennis

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Published: Sept. 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM

BANGKOK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Ivan Dodig and Fabio Fognini were upset victims Monday in the first round of the PTT Thailand Open tennis tournament.

Grigor Dimitrov ousted Dodig, the No. 5 seed, 6-2, 7-5 by winning 58 percent of the points in the match. He was also able to save three of the four break points he faced.

Danai Udomchoke, a local wild-card entrant, defeated the sixth-seeded Fognini 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 by getting five service breaks. Udomchoke, ranked No. 217 faced only one break point outside of the second set.

Seventh-seeded Robin Haase got past another Thai wild card with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) win over Kittipong Wachiramanowong. Haase had nine aces and took two-thirds of the points on serve.

Santiago Giraldo was a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Dudi Sela in Monday's other match.

The $587,000 tournament features world No. 4 Andy Murray as the top seed and ninth-ranked Gael Monfils is seeded second.

Topics: Robin Haase, Santiago Giraldo, Dudi Sela, Andy Murray, Gael Monfils
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