Gaudio, Nalbandian advance; Henman falls in Paris

The Sports Network
25 May 2005
Gaudio, Nalbandian advance; Henman falls in Paris
Paris, France (Sports Network) – Defending champion Gaston Gaudio and his
fellow Argentine David Nalbandian moved into the third round, while 2004
semifinalist Tim Henman suffered a second-round upset Wednesday at the
French Open.
The seventh-seeded Henman gave way to Peruvian clay-courter Luis Horna 7-5,
6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4. The serve-and-volleying Henman surprised the tennis
world last year when he soared all the way into the semifinals on the red
clay at Roland Garros.
Horna stunned current world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets in the
first round here in Paris in 2003.
Meanwhile, the fifth-seeded Gaudio reached the round of 32 when Russian
Dmitry Tursunov defaulted prior to their match because of a knee injury.
Tursunov withdrew from the year’s second Grand Slam event because of a
possible cartilage tear in the knee. An MRI revealed the magnitude of the
injury that has hampered the Russian for about a week. Tursunov, though, was
able to defeat Austrian Stefan Koubek here on Monday.
Gaudio upset fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria in five sets in last year’s
French Open finale.
A 10th-seeded Nalbandian whipped Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets, 6-3,
6-2, 6-1. The former Wimbledon runner-up Nalbandian was a semifinalist at
Roland Garros a year ago.
05/25 10:57:12 ET