Day 3 of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open is underway, with first round men’s and women’s singles matches ongoing. The tournament’s biggest names have drawn byes for the first round of the tournament. In the meantime, slightly smaller fish are jockeying to stay alive. Among the winners were Kim Clijsters (4-6, 6-1, 6-0) over Jarmila Gajdosova and Nikolay Davydenko (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) over American James Blake.
Sony Ericsson Open 2012: Nikolay Davydenko And Kim Clijsters Advance On Day 3
Here are a few more results from Wednesday’s action so far:
Men’s Singles - First Round
G Dimitrov (BUL) d M Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-2 6-2
R Haase (NED) d [WC] M Matosevic (AUS) 6-3 6-4
A Falla (COL) d D Istomin (UZB) 6-1 2-1 Retired
F Gil (POR) d T Bellucci (BRA) 6-3 6-4
T Haas (GER) d Guillaum Rufin (FRA) 6-4 6-4
Luka Rosol (CZE) d Michael Llondra (FRA) 6-4 7-6(8)
Santiago Giraldo (COL) d Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-3 6-2Women’s Singles - First Round
K Clijsters (BEL) d J Gajdosova (AUS) 4-6 6-1 6-0
I Benesova (CZE) d E Vesnina (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-1
S Arvidsson (SWE) d G Dulko (ARG) 6-4 7-5
Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6-4 6-1
Shahar Peer (ISR) d Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-4 6-2
For more final scores and information about the tournament, please visit the official 2012 Sony Ericsson Open website. You can check out the tournament draw here.
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