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Ebden upsets Granollers

Monday 9 January 2012 11:00, UK

Image: Matthew Ebden: Knocked out Marcel Granollers in the first round

Matthew Ebden scored an upset in the first round of the ATP Sydney International by beating seventh seed Marcel Granollers.

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Australian wild card knocks out seventh seed

Matthew Ebden scored an upset in the first round of the ATP Sydney International on Monday when he beat seventh seed Marcel Granollers. The 24-year-old Australian wild card entry, who is ranked 97th in the world, beat the 28th-ranked Spaniard 6-1 3-6 6-3. Also in the first round, American Bobby Reynolds beat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-5 6-3 while compatriot Ryan Sweeting advanced with a 3-6 7-6 (7/2) 7-5 win over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller. Poland's Lukasz Kubot beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-6 (7/4) 7-5 while Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan beat Spain's Pablo Andujar 6-3 2-6 6-3. Finland's Jarkko Nieminen also progressed after ousting Australian teenager James Duckworth 6-2 6-2.

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