Mathieu reaches 2nd round of Open 13 (AP)
Paul-Henri Mathieu edged Marc Gicquel 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) in an all-French matchup to reach the second round of Open 13. The eighth-seeded Frenchman, who needed four set points in the first set, earned a minibreak on a double fault by Gicquel to lead 5-4 in the second-set tiebreaker, before an unforced error gave him two match points.
Publish Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:49:21 PST
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