Jeremy Chardy, Igor Andreev and Horacio Zeballos advanced to the second round The fourth-seeded Chardy defeated qualifier Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6-2, 6-2 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- Seeded players Jeremy Chardy, Igor Andreev and Horacio Zeballos advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open with straight-set victories Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Chardy defeated qualifier Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6-2, 6-2, No. 5 Andreev topped Potito Starace 6-4, 6-2 and Zeballos ousted Kazakh qualifier Yuri Schukin 7-6 (9), 6-3. "It was not that easy to play against my young opponent," Chardy said. "My steady serve prevented him from breaking me and secured my victory." Andreev, who had lost... [read full story]
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