Tennis-Wimbledon-Ferrero flies but grass catches out Verkerk
( 2003-06-25 09:27) (Agencies)
Freshly-crowned French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero made his transition
to grass a smooth one on Tuesday as he skittled Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-2 6-1 6-3 to
reach the second round.
But the Spanish third seed's vanquished Roland Garros runner-up Martin
Verkerk fell back to earth with a bump.
The Dutchman, seeded 21 here on the basis of his astonishing performance in
Paris earlier this month, was beaten by Swede Robin Soderling 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-1.
Verkerk could not have been overly surprised at his early exit -- Tuesday's
match was only his second on grass.
His first was no better. Last week he lost to German Lars Burgsmueller on his
first outing at the Ordina Open in Den Bosch.
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