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Federer outlasts Acasuso

Author: Lynda Collins
Date: 29/05/2009

Sportsbook second favourite Roger Federer powered into the third round of the French Open.

World number two Federer needed four sets to subdue to threat of Argentina's Jose Acasuso 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2, having trailed badly in the third set before hitting top form.

Fifth seed Juan Martin Del Petro was a straight sets winner over Serbia's Viktor Troicki, while sixth seed Andy Roddick brushed aside the challenge of Ivo Minar of the Czech Republic.

Home favourite and ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched a place in round three with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 triumph over Argentina's Juan Monaco, while tenth seed Nikolay Davydenko also needed four sets to overcome Diego Junqueira.

In the women's draw second seed Serena Williams eased into round three in comfort, but her sister Venus, the third seed, came within a point of making an early exit.

The younger Williams sibling eventually overcame Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 after saving a match point in the final set.

Fourth seed Elena Dementieva escaped a possible upset when Australia's Jelena Dokic was forced to retire due to injury soon after taking the first set.

There were no such problems for fifth seed Jelena Jankovic, who battered Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-2, while seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova swept aside Galina Voskoboeva for the loss of only two games.

Denmark's Anders Hansen led the way after the first round of the European Open at the London Golf Club.

Hansen shot a seven under-par 65 to lie one shot ahead of four players grouped on six-under - Thomas Aiken, Peter Hanson, Jyoti Randhawa and Sam Little.

In cricket's Twenty20 Cup there were wins for Essex, Lancashire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire have won three out of three in the competition, with their latest success a commanding eight-wicket victory over Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Nurnberg took a giant step towards sealing a return to the Bundesliga by winning the first leg of their play-off 3-0 at Energie Cottbus.

Isaac Boakye broke the deadlock 13 minutes in, with Christian Eigler adding a second 11 minutes in the second half, before Boakye wrapped up the victory in the final minute.

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