Russian Mikhail Youzhny beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1 in the first round of the Open 13 on Monday. Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic and Feliciano Lopez of Spain also advanced to the second round. Berdych was unable to break Youzhny, despite the Russian landing only 44 percent of his first serves.
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