ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Dmitry Tursunov was routed Monday in first-round play at the $1.49 million St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in Russia.
Dominik Hrbaty swept by Tursunov 6-1, 6-1 in a 56-minute match. Tursunov, No. 26 in the world, has lost three consecutive matches since he won the tournament at Metz, France, dropping decisions to the No. 71- and No. 73-rated players before falling to the 340th-ranked Hrbaty in that span.