Garcia-Lopez too strong for Benneteau

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:30

The Spaniard, ranked 74th in the world, dropped the first set but hit back to win 3-6 7-6 (7/1) 6-3.

Garcia-Lopez looked more comfortable on the clay as Benneteau, who came into the tournament’s main draw as a lucky loser, struggled for consistency.

The Frenchman won four successive games to take the opening set but was outplayed in the second-set tie-break.

Garcia-Lopez was the better player in the deciding set and two breaks of the Benneteau serve confirmed the victory.

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By Tim Farthing

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