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10/6/09 5:37 PM | Ricky Dimon
Fernando Verdasco comes back from a set down to defeat Robby Ginepri on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing. Verdasco is joined in the second round by Robin Soderling, a three-set winner over Jeremy Chardy.
(5) Fernando Verdasco d. Robby Ginepri 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-2
Verdasco overcame a slow start to dispatch Ginepri after one hour and 50 minutes in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday. Coming off a runner-up performance in Kuala Lumpur last week, the ninth-ranked Spaniard nearly pulled out the opening frame of play in a competitive tiebreaker despite looking sluggish throughout the set. From then on, however, Verdasco took complete control of the match. He lost only 10 points in eight service games the rest of the way; four in the second and six in the third. Ginepri surrendered serve twice both the second and third sets just as he had done in the first set, but his return game that had been in fine form early deserted him over the latter stages of the match. Verdasco moves on to face countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero, who ousted Nicolas Almagro on Monday.
(6) Robin Soderling d. Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Soderling dropped serve just once over one hour and 40 minutes of play, edging past Chardy to set up a second-round clash with Tommy Robredo. An accomplished indoor player, Soderling seemed to be on his way to a more comfortable victory following the first set. He faced no break points in the opening frame of play despite serving at 48 percent, so a single break was enough for him to take a one-set advantage. Chardy recovered by saving all three of the break points he faced in set two, and the Frenchman finally struck for his first break with Soderling serving to stay in the set at 4-5. The relatively surprising turn of events only seemed to wake Soderling up, and he dominated the final set. The sixth-seeded Swede put in 70 percent of his first serves and lost only four points in his last four service games en route to victory.
Viktor Troicki d. (Q) Fabio Fognini 7-6(5), 7-5
Troicki kept up his stellar form following last week's runner-up showing in Bangkok, but just barely. The 28th-ranked Serb needed one hour and 47 minutes to survive Fognini in two tight sets. The Italian is far more comfortable on clay, but he gained some momentum by qualifying for the main draw and almost kept his run going. Troicki, however, was the better player at the critical moments of each set and he also helped his cause by blasting 10 aces without double-faulting. Next up for Troicki is coutryman and No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic, a straight-set winner over Victor Hanescu on Monday.
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