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Feb 08, 2011
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Chela advances to second round

Published Feb 08, 2011

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) Fifth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina beat Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Da Silva 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the second round of the Brazil Open on Tuesday, .

In other first-round matches at the clay-court event, Carlos Berlocq of Argentina downed Andre Ghem of Brazil, 6-4, 6-3, and Rui Machado of Portugal beat Argentina's Facundo Bagnis 6-4, 6-2.

Also, Lukasz Kubot of Poland advanced against Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (2), and Brazil's Ricardo Mello reached the second round with a victory over Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, 6-4, 6-3.

Nicolas Almargo is the top-seeded player and fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes is No. 2. Both have byes into the second round.