BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-5, 7-6 (11) Sunday in a first-round match at the Brisbane International.
In women’s first-round play, Sally Peers of Australia upset seventh-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, and fifth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Top-seeded and defending champion Andy Roddick plays his first match Monday against wild-card Marinko Matosevic of Australia. No. 1 women’s seed Samantha Stosur plays a yet-to-be-determined qualifier.
