KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia(AP) Robin Soderling cruised past Brendan Evans of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open.
Soderling never lost a point on his booming first serve and broke the American five times to wrap up the win in less than an hour.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko also reached the quarterfinals by overcoming American Taylor Dent 6-3, 7-6, while fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny ousted wild-card entry Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-2, 6-3.
In first-round action, fifth-seeded Gael Monfils of France defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
Monfils said he felt tired after arriving in Kuala Lumpur early Wednesday. He had time for breakfast before heading to the stadium.
``I didn't have time to recover. It was tough for me,'' Monfils said.