Summary David Ferrer defeated Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Portugal Open.
LISBON (AP) - Top-seeded David Ferrer outlasted France s Edouard Roger-Vasselin for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win in the second round of the Portugal Open on Wednesday.
The fourth-ranked Ferrer, who had been given a bye in the first round, edged his unseeded opponent by four breaks to three to finish the match in 1 hour, 49 minutes.
Ferrer will next play Victor Hanescu after the Romanian defeated sixth-seeded Benoit Paire 7-6 (2), 6-4.
In the second round of the women s event, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez defeated Yanina Wickmeyer 6-4, 6-3, while Elena Vesnina beat Monica Niculescu 6-4, 6-4.
Kaia Kanepi, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Romina Oprandi also won their matches.
