Ivan the terrible spoils Yevgeny’s rhythm again

Marseille, Feb 11: Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the top seed, was hustled out of the $500,000 Marseille Open after being beaten by Croatia'...

Marseille, Feb 11: Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the top seed, was hustled out of the $500,000 Marseille Open after being beaten by Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-3. The 20 year-old Ljubicic, from Zagreb, said he liked playing Kafelnikov. “Kafel’s game suits me. I beat him 6-1, 6-2, in our only other meeting in Monte Carlo last year,” Ljubicic said.

Other results (2nd round): Marc Rosset (Swiss) bt Arnaud Clement (France) 6-4 7-5; Roger Federer (Swiss) bt Thomas Johansson (Sweden) 6-3 6-3; Andreas Vinciguerra (Sweden) bt Jacobo Diaz (Spain) 7-6 (5) 6-2; Sebastien Grosjean (France) bt Lionel Roux (France) 6-4 3-6 6-4; Fabrice Santoro (France) bt Jan Siemerink (Neth) 6-4 1-6 6-2; Thierry Guardiola (France) bt Jan Kroslak (Slovak) 6-3 6-3.

Mauresmo beaten
PARIS: Last year’s finalist Amelie Mauresmo was bumped out of the $537,000 Paris Open in the second round on Thursday by fellow Frenchwoman Sarah Pitkowski. Pitkowski won 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 on her third match-point to advance to aquarter-final meeting with Serena Williams.
Other results (2nd round): Nathalie Dechy (France) bt Sylvia Farina (Italy) 6-0 6-3; Irina Spirlea (Romania) bt Anna Smashnova (Israel) 6-4 6-2; Nathalie Tauziat (France) bt Justine Henin (Belg) 7-5 2-6 6-4; Anna Kournikova (Rus) bt Anne Kremer (Lux) 7-6 (2) 6-2.

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Chang advances
SAN JOSE: Two-time Sybase Open champion and fourth seed Michael Chang got a strong measure of revenge when he beat Cecil Mamiit 6-2 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals. Mamiit had out-slugged his idol here last year.
Other results (PQF): Mark Philippoussis bt Ronald Agenor6-3 6-4; Mikael Tillstrom (Swede) bt Sargis Sargsian (Armenia) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4; Magnus Larsson (Swede) bt Mark Woodforde (Aus) 6-3 3-6 6-3; Justin Gimelstob (US) bt Tomas Zib (Czech) 6-4 7-6 (7-4).

Lapentti exits early
DUBAI: Third seed Nicolas Lapentti slumped to a surprise second-round defeat at the Dubai Open, losing 6-4 6-3 to Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Otherresults (2nd round): Jiri Novak (Czech) bt Hicham Arazi (Morocco) 6-4 1-6 6-0; Jerome Golmard (France) bt Andrei Pavel (Romania) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7/3); Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) bt Alberto Martin (Spain) 6-3 5-7 6-0; 4-Albert Costa (Spain) bt Stefan Koubek (Aut) 6-0 6-4; Felix Mantilla (Spain) bt Wayne Black (Zim) 6-1 6-3; Younes El Aynaoui (Mor) bt 6-4 6-0.

For Kolkata, the IMD has forecast mostly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain or thundershowers on most days through Panchami.

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