MADRID, (Reuters) – In-form Spaniard David Ferrer survived a tough opening match at the Madrid Open when he dropped the second set to French qualifier Adrian Mannarino before winning 7-5 0-6 6-0 in the second round yesterday.
Ferrer, seeded six for the clay event in the Spanish capital and runner-up to world number one and compatriot Rafa Nadal at last month’s Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open, will play Sergiy Stakhovsky for a place in the last 16.Ukrainian Stakhovsky edged past big-serving American