Davydenko, Ferrer win Estoril openers

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05/05/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and third-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer were among Tuesday's first- round winners at the $595,000 clay-court Estoril Open.

The former champion and 2008 runner-up Davydenko handled Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), while Ferrer whipped fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno- Traver 6-4, 6-1 at National Stadium. Davydenko titled here in 2003 and lost to the great Roger Federer in last year's Estoril finale.

Two other seeds advanced on Day 3, as No. 7 Spaniard Albert Montanes bested American qualifier Ryan Sweeting 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) and No. 8 Frenchman Florent Serra held off Argentine Diego Junqueira 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero also moved on, with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin. The former French Open champion and 2001 Estoril titlist Ferrero, of Spain, will tangle with Davydenko in the second round.

Additional first-round wins came for Argentine Juan Monaco, Spaniard Ivan Navarro and German Simon Greul.

The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $96,000.

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