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Nadal wins, Gaudio upset at U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Second seed Rafael Nadal breezed into the second round at the U.S. Open Monday.

But ninth seed Gaston Gaudio was an early casualty, losing in straight sets to 20-year-old American Brian Baker.

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Nadal, this year's French Open winner, earned a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Bobby Reynolds at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Spaniard is playing in his third U.S. Open, having been knocked out in the second round in both 2003 and '04. Nadal took advantage of 41 unforced errors from his opponent to advance Monday.

Baker, playing in just his third grand slam event, rolled to a 7-6 (11-9), 6-2, 6-4 win over the 2004 French Open champ Gaudio.

Baker was ousted in the first round at his first two U.S. Opens, but was consistent in his play against Gaudio. Baker was able to survive a 66-minute first set and then continued to give the Argentine fits in the final two sets.

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