from ATP
Feb. 11, 2003
Rios Rolls into Second Round
Chilean claims first win of 2003.
Playing in his first tournament of the year, third seed Marcelo Rios advanced
to the second round of the Bellsouth Open by Rosen with a 6-3, 6-2 win over
fellow Chilean and wild card entrant Adrian Garcia. Rios, a three-time finalist
in the event, next plays Spanish clay court specialist Albert Portas, who
struggled to beat Czech qualifier Frantisek Cermak, who was playing just his
second career main draw ATP match, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. Rios is looking for his first
title since Hong Kong in 2001.
Chilean wild card Hermes Gamonal captured his second career ATP match win when
he upset Spaniard Jacobo Diaz 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. Coming into the tournament at
No. 253 in the ATP Entry Rankings, Gamonal had won just one match at Challenger
level this year.
Gamonal next plays top seed Gaston Gaudio, who handed Nicolas Massu a three-
set defeat in his comeback match 6-0, 2-6, 6-1.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Rios: "I have a feeling I'm going to win the tournament. I know it's early but
I have this feeling. Normally I play at night here but I played at 4:00 PM
today and the conditions were good. I would love to win in Chile, because
I've never won here."
Gamonal: "It's tough to play a guy like Diaz because of his type of game. I was
very confident after playing Davis Cup last week."
Vicente: "I love to play in Vina. I come every year. Hopefully I can improve
my results here even though they haven't been too bad in the past."
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