Davydenko reaches 2nd round of Open 13

Davydenko reaches 2nd round of Open 13

Nikolay Davydenko scored a 6-1, 7-5 win over of Germany to reach the second round of the Open 13 where he will meet Juan Martin del Potro.

Davydenko broke Beck’s serve three times in the match and never faced a break point.

In other first-round matches, Nicolas Mahut, Albano Olivetti, and Igor Kunitsyn advanced in straight sets. David Goffin led 6-2, 1-0 against Adrian Mannarino when the Frenchman retired.

Mahut had 12 aces in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Arnaud Clement. He’ll play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the second round.

Olivetti did not face a break point in his 6-4, 6-3 win over Matthias Bachinger while Kunitsyn saved seven of the eight break points he faced before stopping Roberto Bautista-Agut, 6-4, 6-4.