Published: Friday October 30, 2009 MYT 8:21:00 AM
Youzhny and Marat move on
ST PETERSBURG: Former champions Mikhail Youzhny and Marat Safin advanced to the second round of the St Petersburg Open with straight-sets victories on Wednesday.
Youzhny, the 2004 winner, beat Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2, while Safin, who won consecutive titles in 2000-01, ousted Richard Gasquet of France 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Youzhny, fresh from winning the Kremlin Cup last week for his fifth career title, broke 139th-ranked Golubev early in the first set and jumped to a 4-0 lead in the second.
“Then there was no trouble to bring it to the victory,” said a relieved Youzhny, who admitted to feeling tired.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Safin has almost completed his last season on the ATP Tour. The Russian fired 14 aces and closed the match on his second match point when Gasquet returned wide and long. — AP
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