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Vina del Mar, Chile (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Santiago Giraldo of
Colombia and eighth-seeded Italian Filippo Volandri were both upset Monday in
the first round of the $398,250 VTR Open tennis event.
Giraldo was knocked off by Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, who needed just 91
minutes for a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 win at Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas.
Last year, Giraldo made the clay-court final but lost to Spaniard Tommy
Robredo, who is not defending his title this week.
Brazil's Joao Souza rallied to dismiss Volandri in three sets, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
(7-5); while Russia's Igor Andreev topped Chile's Paul Capdeville 3-6, 6-3,
6-4 in the day's third and final match.
Tuesday's schedule will feature matches for Chileans Fernando Gonzalez and
Nicolas Massu. Gonzalez has won this event four times and was a runner-up in
2005, while Massu is a two-time Vina del Mar finalist.
This week's top seeds are Argentines Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela.
The 2012 Vina del Mar champion will collect $71,900.
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