Monaco stops Hernych in first round
STOCKHOLM -- Fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina beat Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Monday.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Monaco failed to convert three match points before dropping the second set to Hernych. He then led 5-2 in the third, but Hernych fought back to 5-5 before Monaco clinched the win.
Simon Greul beat fellow German Benjamin Becker 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round. He will face Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who beat compatriot Alberto Martin 6-3, 6-2.
Argentina's Leonardo Mayer also advanced after defeating seventh-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 6-4, 6-3.
In just his second appearance on the ATP Tour this year, Sweden's Joachim Johansson relied on his powerful serve to beat Australia's Peter Luczak 7-5, 6-2.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
