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Posted at 6:02 a.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Tennis: Ginepri upsets Davydenko at Madrid Masters

Associated Press

MADRID, Spain — Robby Ginepri upset fifth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the third round at the Madrid Masters.

Davydenko hit 35 winners to 15 for Ginepri, but committed 53 unforced errors over the final two sets.

The Russian started well against Ginepri by converting one of three break chances to win the first set.

The players traded breaks to make it 4-4 in the second set before Davydenko failed on three break opportunities in the next game. The American then closed out the match.

Both players held serve until the 10th game of the deciding set, Davydenko hitting wide to give the 63rd-ranked Ginepri a double match point that was converted when the Russian double-faulted.

Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced by beating Marcel Granollers of Spain 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

The 58th-ranked Granollers decisively broke the Frenchman's serve in the sixth game as he hit 14 winners to take the first set.

Tsonga, ranked No. 15, won the second set thanks to his booming forehand and court speed.

Granollers led 5-3 in the third set before Tsonga broke back and held serve to force the tiebreaker.