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Wednesday, February 28
Wednesday's results

Dubai Duty Free | Sybase Open | Mexican Open | State Farm Tennis Classic


Dubai Duty Free
$1 million men's tournament
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singles
Second round

Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3), Russia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.

Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, def. Patrick Rafter (5), Australia, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-1.

Marat Safin (1), Russia, def. Julien Boutter, France, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).

Juan Carlos Ferrero (7), Spain, def. Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Lars Burgsmuller, Germany, def. Nicolas Escude, France, 6-2, retired.

Magnus Norman (2), Sweden, def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.

Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.

Doubles
First round

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, India, def. Alex Corretja, Spain, and Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (11-9).

Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, and David Prinosil, Germany, def. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Patrick Rafter, Australia, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-6 (7-2).

Jiri Novak and David Rikl, Czech Republic, def. Petr Pala and Pavel Vizner, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic, Yugoslavia, def. Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, Zimbabwe, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.


Sybase Open
$400,000 men's tournament
At San Jose, Calif.
Singles
Second round

Sargis Sargsian, Armenia, def. Wayne Arthurs, Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (2).

Jan-Michael Gambill (6), United States, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-1).

Greg Rusedski (8), Britain, def. Renzo Furlan, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

First round
Michel Kratochvil, Switzerland, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-2, 6-0.

Mark Philippoussis (3), Australia, def. Markus Hantschk, Germany, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3.

Jose Acasuso, Argentina, def. Juan Balcells, Spain, 7-5, 6-1.

Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, def. Cecil Mamiit, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles
First round
Mark Knowles, Bahamas, and Brian MacPhie (4), United States, def. Thomas Shimada, Japan, and Myles Wakesfield, South Africa, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).

Justin Gimelstob and Scott Humphries (2), United States, def. Harel Levy, Israel, and Andre Sa, Brazil, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).


Mexican Open
$970,000 men's and women's tournament
At Acapulco, Mexico
Men's singles
Second round

Guillermo Canas, Argentina, def. Hicham Arazi (8), Morocco, 6-3, 6-1.

Sergi Bruguera, Spain, def. Albert Costa (5), Spain, 7-5, 6-3.

Gaston Gaudio (4), Argentina, def. Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3.

Carlos Moya (3), Spain, def. Alberto Martin, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

First round
Gustavo Kuerten (1), Brazil, def. Felix Mantilla, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles
Quarterfinals
David Adams, South Africa, and Martin Garcia, Argentina, def. Alex Lopez Moron and Jairo Velasco, Spain, 6-3, 7-6.

First round
Mariano Hood and Sebastien Prieto, Argentina, def. Bruno Echegaray and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Donald Johnson, United States, and Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, def. Lucas Arnold, Argentina, and Tomas Carbonell (2), Spain, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.

Mark Merklein, Bahamas, and Mitch Sprengelmeyer, United States, def. Gaston Etlis and Martin Rodriguez (4), Argentina, 6-7 (0-7), 7-6 (7-0), 6-2.

Women's singles
Second round

Nuria Llagostera, Spain, def. Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

Elena Dementieva (2), Russia, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, 6-4, 7-5.

Corina Morariu (6), United States, def. Sylvia Plischke, Austria, 6-2, 6-1.

Amanda Coetzer (1), South Africa, def. Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

Rita Kuti Kis, Hungary, def. Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

Mariana Diaz Oliva, Argentina, def. Sandrine Testud (3), France, 6-2, retired.

Paola Suarez (4), Argentina, def. Patricia Wartusch, Austria, 6-1, 6-3.

Angeles Montolio (7), Spain, def. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Doubles
First round
Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Maria Jose Lopez and Melissa Torres, Mexico, 6-2, 6-4.

Tina Krizan and Katarina Krebotnik, Slovenia, def. Petra Mandula and Katalin Marosi-Aracama, Hungary, 6-4, 6-1.

Silvia Farina Elia, Italy, and Emmanuelle Gagliardi, Switzerland, def. Eva Bes, Spain, and Mariana Diaz Oliva, Argentina, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.


State Farm Tennis Classic
$565,000 women's tournament
At Scottsdale, Ariz.
Singles
Second round

(ALL PLAY POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN) Elena Likhovtseva (9) is tied with Tina Pisnik, 6-6, suspended

Lindsay Davenport (1) vs. Gala Leon Garcia

Monica Seles (2) vs. Cara Black

Jennifer Capriati (3) vs. Jana Nejedly

Lisa Raymond (7) vs. Ai Sugiyama

Magui Serna vs. Kristina Brandi, postponed

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