Former number 2 Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the quarterfinals in Casablanca, joined by Victor Hanescu, Albert Montanes and Federico Gil in the final 8. Upsets were plentiful on Wednesday as Americans James Blake, Mardy Fish and Serena Williams all went down in their matches. Number 3 seed, Jurgen Melzer, and number 4 seed, Jeremy Chardy, both lost their opening matches.. Taylor Dent and Lleyton Hewitt continued their comback attempts by advancing to the Round of 16 at the Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston.
Casablanca
Men's Singles- Round of 16
Albert Montanes (3) def. Santiago Ventura, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Victor Hanescu (4) def. Ivan Navarro, 6-1, 6-0
Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Potito Starace, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
Frederico Gil def. Ivan Ljubicic, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-4
Houston
Men's Singles- 2nd Round
Wayne Odesnik def. Jurgen Melzer (3), 6-4, 6-0
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Jeremy Chardy (4), 6-1, 6-0
Lleyton Hewitt def. Sergio Roitman, 6-1, 6-3
John Isner def. Paul Capdeville, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-5)
Marbella
Women's Singles- 1st Round
Klara Zakopalova def. Serena Williams (1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Kaia Kanepi (3) def. Silvia Soler Espinosa, 6-4, 6-2
Women's Singles- 2nd Round
Anabel Medina Garrigues (4) def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6-2, 6-3
Sorana Cirstea (7) def. Andreja Klepac, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Roberta Vinci def. Nicole Vaidisova, 6-3, 6-3
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