Johannesburg; Vina del Mar; Zagreb (R32) - Feb 2-9 Season I
Johannesburg Open
Round of 32 - Johannesburg
Competition Details
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
CWLand's
Rob Bowenburg caused an impressive upset over sixth seed
Václav Zeman of Hungary as the Johannesburg Open got underway in South Africa. "The Lob" looked in red-hot touch as he took a straight sets victory over the world number 56 - prevailing
7-6(2) 6-3. Bowenburg had little trouble against the wily Hungarian throughout the match, and took all of the chances he was presented with in an otherwise even contest. Bowenburg now cases local qualifier
Robert Isaacs in the round of 16. It was a disappointing start (and end) for the other two CWLand representatives as eighth seed
Roy Daniels and
Brett Read were knocked out in their first clashes. Read was comprehensively thumped by qualifier
Bogdan Maurer in a dismal straight sets loss, whilst the eighth seeded Daniels put up a slightly better fight against the unseeded
Oliver Engel before falling
3-6 6-2 4-6.
In the other big upset of the day, the Bahamas'
Morton Blundell prevailed in straight sets over the impressive Australian Open performer
Atthaphol Sae-ul of Thailand. The second seed didn't show the form he did in the Open, Blundell advancing to a second round clash with
Oliver Thursfield with a
6-3 7-5 win.
Seeds Out: 2-Atthaphol Sae-ul (THA); 6-Václav Zeman (HUN); 8-Roy Daniels (CWL).
Movistar Open
Round of 32 - Vina del Mar
Competition Details
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
In Chile it was a good start for second seed
Sven Oxenstierna, as the CWLander took a simple straight sets win over Argentina's
Emelio Cobos to begin his campaign with a victory. Cobos was little match for the clay court specialist Oxenstierna who made a stunning rise up the rankings following his Australian Open fourth round appearance. "The Ox" closed out each set with an ace to seal a comprehensive
6-2 6-3 victory. The other CWLander in the main draw was
Jamee Hancianu who sprung an upset victory over sixth seed
Sanchez Emelio. The Spaniard managed to recover from a disappointing first set to level the match at a set a piece, before Hancianu stormed back to trounce the world number 42 in the decider. Hancianu advanced with a
6-2 5-7 6-0 victory to set up a second round clash with
Henrik Henrikkson.
Seeds Out: 6-Sanchez Emelio (ESP); 8-Jean-Alain Depuis (FRA).
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Round of 32 - Zagreb
Competition Details
Draw - Top Half
Draw - Bottom Half
It was a cluttered draw in Zagreb as no less than four CWLanders made the trip to Croatia to vie for the PBZ Zagreb Indoors title. Seventh seed
Heath Davis was firing on all cylinders as his serve crippled local qualifier
Ivan Cesljar - Davis even finding his feet around the court to dominate Cesljar on the Croat's own serve as he cruised to a
6-1 6-1 win. But it was the other two CWLanders who had somewhat more surprising wins, as
Jefferson Drake and
Billy Spleen succeeded in knocking out the fourth and fifth seeds respectively. Drake was made to come back from a set down against Austria's
Heinz Hainisch to book a second round clash with
Mark Harmel, whilst Spleen looked extremely impressive in his comprehensive
7-6(5) 6-1 win over
Almen Benaglio of Switzerland. The only CWLander to exit in the round of 32 was
Mat Mitchell who, despite claiming the second set, never looked in control against eighth seed
Becker Haas - Haas setting up a second round clash with Korea's
Inmin Lee.
Seeds Out: 4-Heinz Hainisch (AUT); 5-Almen Benaglio (SUI).