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Ferrero continues revival

Tuesday 28 July 2009 22:37, UK

Image: Ferrero: Victory

Juan Carlos Ferrero booked his place in the second round of the Studena Croatia Open in Umag.

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Former world number one progresses with ease

Juan Carlos Ferrero booked his place in the second round of the Studena Croatia Open in Umag with a straightforward victory over Belgium's Christophe Rochus. The 29-year-old Spaniard, who was number one in the world in 2003 but is now ranked 36th, continued his career revival with a 6-2 6-3 win on Tuesday. Ferrero will now go on to face Potito Starace after the Italian beat Slovenia's Grega Zemlja 6-1 6-3. Fourth seed Jurgen Melzer also progressed thanks to a 6-3 7-5 victory over Argentina's Brian Dabul, while Fabio Fognini beat eighth-seeded German Mischa Zverev and Frederico Gil and Pablo Cuevas also made it through.

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