Volandri ends 7-match losing streak at Croatia Open, Fognini also advances

Two-time finalist Filippo Volandri ended a seven-match losing streak when he beat Italian compatriot Flavio Cippola 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Croatia Open on Monday. Volandri, the runner-up in 2003 and 2004 who has never failed to reach the quarterfinals in five previous visits, won for the first time since Barcelona in April. He led Cippola 6-1, 3-0 with a double break when Cippola briefly recovered and leveled at 3, but Cippola lost his serve again and didn't challenge Volandri. Seventh-seeded Fabio Fognini, the only seed in action, won in debut in Umag by ousting 18-year-old Ricardas Berankis, a recent world junior No. 1, 6-3, 6-2. The Lithuanian wild card led 3-2 then lost seven games in a row in his second ATP event. Boris Pashanski of Serbia saved five match points to defeat Gianluca Naso of Italy 6-3, 2-6, 7-6... [read full story]