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Summary Lopez, ranked No. 15 in the world, played on clay for the first time this year.
Third-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain served four aces in the tiebreaker to overpower Italys Paolo Lorenzi 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Mens Clay Court Championships.Lopez, ranked No. 15 in the world, played on clay for the first time this year and fell behind 4-1 in the opening set before unleashing his big serve to pull out the set. Lopez had three aces to take a 6-1 lead in the tiebreaker and closed it out with an ace on the fourth match point.The Spaniards next opponent will be Argentinas Carlos Berlocq, who cruised past Germanys Bjorn Phau 6-1, 6-0.In first-round action, South Africas Kevin Anderson got control of his serve in the second set and beat Brazils Joao Souza 6-3, 6-4, setting up a match against American Sam Querrey.Ryan Harrison of the United States boomed 13 aces, including the final two points of the match to upset seventh-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.Harrison, ranked No. 65 in the world, overcame three break points in the fourth game of the final set to hold and then broke the Russian in the fifth game for a 4-1 lead.Harrison, who save nine of 11 break points, will face another Russian Igor Kunitsyn in the next round.American Bobby Reynolds also eliminated a seeded player, beating No.8 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3. Reynolds will play compatriot Ryan Sweeting in the second round.
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