Roger Federer won on Tuesday 6-1, 7-5 to Robin Soderling in his debut in the second round of the Madrid Masters, where the Argentinean Jose Acasuso and Eduardo Schwank were eliminated in the first exchange. The Swiss managed 24 winners to 25 errors and took no forced his Swedish opponent. Federer added 11 aces, including on match point to seal its ticket to the third round.
Federer, who was the first free, could lose its second place in the world ranking at the hands of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic if not get a good result in the clay courts of Madrid, the last blank before the French Open.
Acasuso lost 6-3, 6-2 Jeremy Chardy before the French and fell Schwank 7-5, 6-4 against the Italian Andreas Seppi in the clay courts of the championship.
The tournament in Madrid has been disastrous for Argentine tennis players, with the removal of Martin Vasallo Argi ¿½ this, Guillermo Cañas, Juan Ignacio Chela, Acasuso, Schwank and Gisela Dulko in the first round. Juan Monaco was the only one that has exceeded its first game.
Spaniards Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo advanced to the third stage, the first with a 6-3 victory, 6-2 over his compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero and Robredo with a 3-6 victory, 7-6 (5), 6 -- 2 against American Mardy Fish.
Robredo will play in the second round against Britain's Andy Murray, who won 7-6 (9), 6-4 to Italian Simone Bolelli.
Favorite Spanish Rafael Nadal will debut on Wednesday in the second round against Austrian Jurgen Melzer, who defeated 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 to Albert Montanes Spanish.
The Croatian Ivan Ljubicic also advanced to the third round with a 6-4 victory, 7-5 over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko, Croat Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic, the American James Blake, the Italian Fabio Fognini and Czech Tomas Berdych won the first round.
In the female branch, the serbia Jelena Jankovic overcame a second round with a 7-5 victory, 6-2 on the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova.
The Danish Caroline Wozniacki won 6-3, 6-1 to American Varvara Lepchenko, defeated Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 to Czech Petra Kvitova, Hungarian Agnes Szavay overcame 2-6, 7-5, 6 -2 to Aravane Rezai of France, Russia beat Vera Dushevina 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Italy's Roberta Vinci, and crush the French Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 7-5 Zheng Jie of China.
