ARTICLE Nieminen, Massu, Davydenko, Ferrero reach quarterfinals at Swedish Open
BASTAD, Sweden -- Jarkko Nieminen rallied to beat Lukas Dlouhy 6-7 (2), 6-0, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Swedish Open.
The fourth-seeded Finn took control after losing the opening set. He won the second set in 20 minutes, breaking the Czech's serve three times.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko also needed three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, defeating fellow Russian Yuri Schukin 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.
Others reaching the last eight were Chile's Nicolas Massu, who beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-4, 6-2, and No. 8 seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Oliver Marach of Austria.
Nieminen will play Ferrero on Friday. Davydenko will face Massu.
"My confidence is good because I have played better this year," said Nieminen, who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last week, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. "I've been steady on all surfaces, and adjusting from grass to clay was easier than I thought it would be."
Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden, who lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semifinals, lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Germany's Alexander Waske in a first-round match.
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BASTAD, Sweden -- Jarkko Nieminen rallied to beat Lukas Dlouhy 6-7 (2), 6-0, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Swedish Open.
The fourth-seeded Finn took control after losing the opening set. He won the second set in 20 minutes, breaking the Czech's serve three times.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko also needed three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, defeating fellow Russian Yuri Schukin 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.
Others reaching the last eight were Chile's Nicolas Massu, who beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-4, 6-2, and No. 8 seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Oliver Marach of Austria.
Nieminen will play Ferrero on Friday. Davydenko will face Massu.
"My confidence is good because I have played better this year," said Nieminen, who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last week, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. "I've been steady on all surfaces, and adjusting from grass to clay was easier than I thought it would be."
Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden, who lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semifinals, lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Germany's Alexander Waske in a first-round match.
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