Federer, Berdych, del Potro advance in Rotterdam
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02/15/2012 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Swiss icon Roger Federer, former Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych and former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro were a trio of first-round winners Wednesday at the $1.6 million ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
The top-seeded former world No. 1 Federer posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on the indoor hardcourts here. The match was over in 67 minutes, as Federer tallied two service breaks and held his serve throughout on Day 3.
The 16-time major champion Federer was the Rotterdam titlist the last time he played here back in 2005.
Federer is fresh off last week's bitter disappointment in his native Switzerland, where he lost his singles match and doubles match in a 5-0 opening-round Davis Cup defeat at the hands of the heavy-underdog United States.
The 30-year-old Federer will encounter Russian Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday. The capable Youzhny was the Rotterdam champion in 2007 and runner-up in 2010.
Meanwhile, the second-seeded Berdych blew past Czech Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-2, while a third-seeded del Potro held off French left-hander Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 at Ahoy Rotterdam.
Berdych titled in France two weeks ago.
Up next for Berdych will be Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, while del Potro will battle Slovakian Karol Beck.
Finnish veteran Jarkko Nieminen reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2) second-round victory over Poland's Lukasz Kubot.
Additional opening-round wins came for Baghdatis, Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. and the qualifier Beck. The former Australian Open runner-up Baghdatis got past German Matthias Bachinger 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.
The 2012 Rotterdam winner will collect $385,000.
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