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Top-seeded Hrbaty loses in Sweden

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Posted: Tuesday July 06, 1999 05:30 PM

Jeff Tarango advances in the opening round of the Swedish Open by beating Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets. Phil Cole/Allsport

BASTAD, Sweden (AP) -- Jeff Tarango routed top-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the opening round of the $325,000 Swedish Open.

Another seeded player from Slovakia also lost, with German Puentes of Spain stopping No. 8 Jan Kroslak 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

And No. 7 Gaston Gaudio of Argentina was upset by Austrian qualifier Markus Hipfl 6-3, 6-1.

Two seeded players -- No. 2 Thomas Johansson of Sweden and No. 6 Christian Ruud of Norway -- fared better. Johansson defeated Alberto Berasategui of Spain 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, and Ruud downed Swedish qualifier Johan Ortegren 6-3, 6-2.

Wild card Nicklas Kulti of Sweden overcame a weak start and beat Michael Kohlmann of Germany 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round. Hernan Gumy of Argentina eliminated Italy's Davide Sanguinetti 6-2, 6-1.

 

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