Odesnik and Gulbis progress

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:43

The American, beaten in the first round of last year’s event by Nicolas Mahut, made sure of a longer involvement in this year’s event by defeating Chile’s Paul Capdeville 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis saw off America’s Kevin Kim 7-5 3-6 6-3 in today’s other opening round match.

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By Tim Farthing

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