Rival from Spain is a pain for Safin
14 April 2012
Marat Safin lost to Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6, 6-3 today in the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament.
The ninth-seeded Russian lost in the first round at Sydney in 2000. Lopez, ranked 32nd, will meet No8 seed Sebastien Grosjean of France or Wayne Arthurs of Australia.
Meanwhile, Justine Henin-Hardenne, who has been out for 11 weeks with a virus, reached the third round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi.
The Belgian now plays Nicole Pratt of Australia who fought back to beat Italy's Tathiana Garbin 1-6, 7-6, 6-2.
