ARTICLE Ferrero progresses in China Open
Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain beat South Korean Lee Hyung-Taik in the first round of the China Open on Monday.
The sixth seed ground out a 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory to reach the second round.
He avoided a second straight exit in the first round after the US Open where he lost to France's Arnaud Clement.
Ferrero's fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya, seeded eighth, edged to a tense 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.
Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain beat South Korean Lee Hyung-Taik in the first round of the China Open on Monday.
The sixth seed ground out a 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory to reach the second round.
He avoided a second straight exit in the first round after the US Open where he lost to France's Arnaud Clement.
Ferrero's fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya, seeded eighth, edged to a tense 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.
