Haas through safely in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Germany's Tommy Haas advanced to the second round of the Indianapolis Championships after beating 20-year-old American Jesse Levine on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Haas saved eight of nine break point chances to secure a 7-6 6-2 victory and set up a second round meeting with American John Isner, who overpowered fellow American Robert Kendrick 7-5 6-4. Haas was meeting Levine for the first time and said that unfamiliarity may have been behind his tough opening set. "It's always difficult when you play each other for the first time in a match," said Haas. "We've known each other for quite a long time and we practice together once in a while, but a match is a totally different story. He's a very good young talented player, "I played a couple good points late in the tie-break and got it going my way," he... [read full story]