BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Robin Soderling won in straight sets but No. 3-seeded Fernando Verdasco lost Tuesday at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia.
Soderling easily moved by Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-4 in 66 minutes. Soderling won 60 percent of the points in the match, including 75 percent on serve. He saved the only break point he faced.