Soderling advances easily in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Robin Soderling cruised past Brendan Evans of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Soderling never lost a point on his booming first serve and broke the American five times to wrap up the win in less than an hour.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko also reached the quarterfinals by overcoming American Taylor Dent 6-3, 7-6, while fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny ousted wild-card entry Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-2, 6-3.
In first-round action, fifth-seeded Gael Monfils of France defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
Monfils said he felt tired after arriving in Kuala Lumpur early Wednesday. He had time for breakfast before heading to the stadium.
"I didn't have time to recover. It was tough for me," Monfils said.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
