Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Federer and Nadal start with wins

Rafael Nadal pictured while practicing in Doha
Nadal finished his match against Bolelli with an ace in Doha

The world's top two players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, launched their 2010 ATP Tour campaigns with straight-set wins at the Qatar Open.

World number one and top seed Federer cruised past Belgian Christophe Rochus 6-1 6-2 in the first round in Doha.

Earlier on Tuesday, Nadal, who is carrying less muscle bulk than last year, beat Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-3.

Bolelli was broken twice in the first set and once in the second by Nadal, who closed the match out with an ace.

Other winners on Tuesday included Poland's Lukasz Kubot, who thrashed Karim Maamoun of Egypt 6-0 6-2, and Younes El Aynaoui of Morocco, who defeated American Ryler DeHeart 7-6 (7-3) and 7-6 (7-4).

Italy's Andreas Seppi and Steve Darcis of Belgium also went through to the second round.

Seppi was too good for Oscar Hernandez, winning 6-4 7-5, while Darcis eased past Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-1.

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