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Llodra-Ljubicic Cruise Into Second Round

Rome, Italy

Michael Llodra, Ivan Ljubicic© Getty ImagesMichael Llodra congratulates Ivan Ljubicic after their win.

Michael Llodra and Ivan Ljubicic hit six aces and saved seven of eight break points to defeat Julian Knowle and Andy Ram 6-4, 6-3 in 78 minutes on Tuesday for a second round berth at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tennis tournament in Rome.

Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey edged past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 in 78 minutes, while Italian wild cards Simone Bolelli and Potito Starace dropped just eight points on serve to beat Russians Igor Andreev and Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-2 in 57 minutes.

South Americans Pablo Cuevas and Juan Monaco earned a hard-fought 3-6, 7-5, 10-8 win in 86 minutes against Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Jeremy Chardy, who hit eight aces.

Sunday's doubles final will be streamed live and free

 

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