World No.1 Rafael Nadal advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday with an easy 6-1, 6-1 win over Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Monte Carlo Masters finalist David Ferrer, seeded fourth, and a victim of his celebrated countryman 72 hours previously in Monaco, also had a smooth start to his campaign in Barcelona with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Argentine Carlos Berlocq.
Ferrer has a solid 22-5 win-loss record for the season and will now face Victor Hanescu of Romania, who put out South African 14th seed Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4. A Spanish name from the past continued his injury comeback, with 2001 tournament champion Juan Carlos Ferrero belying the weight of his 31 years by advanced into the third round with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Mischa Zverev
Schiavone upset
Second seed Vera Zvonareva came from behind to beat Russian Fed Cup team-mate Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to book her place in the last eight at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Wednesday.
But, Third seed Francesca Schiavone and eighth seed Marion Bartoli suffered upsets at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Wednesday.
Bartoli was beaten 6-4, 6-2 by German wild-card Kristina Barrois in just 85 minutes and Agnieszka Radwanska put out Schiavone with an impressive 6-1, 6-3 victory.
Sabine Lisicki advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 win over sixth seed Na Li. Daniela Hantuchova stretched fifth seed Samantha Stosur before the Australian prevailed 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
The results (Second round): At Barcelona (Barcelona Open): Juan Carlos Ferrero bt Mischa Zverev 6-4, 7-5; Kei Nishikori bt Rui Machado 6-1, 6-4; Santiago Giraldo bt Albert Ramos 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; David Ferrer bt Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-2; Albert Montanes bt Benoit Paire 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4; Victor Hanescu bt Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4; Simone Vagnozzi bt Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-2; Rafael Nadal bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 6-1.
At Stuttgart (Porsche Grand Prix): Caroline Wozniacki bt Zuzana Kucova 6-1, 6-2; Vera Zvonareva bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Agnieszka Radwanska bt Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-3; Samantha Stosur bt Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Kristina Barrois bt Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-2; Sabine Lisicki bt Na Li 6-4, 7-5. — Agencies
