 Top seeded Wild Card Gilles Muller from Luxembourg suffered from a first round loss to Martin Klizan from Slovakia, 6-7(6) 3-6. Klizan, who works with Karol Kucera, shows he can be good also away from clay. Or maybe it was just Muller not motivated enough.
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If Michael Bay planned on screening the sequel for his movie "Pearl Harbor" he should attend Honolulu Challenger. It's Robby Ginepri (photo) vs. Japan.
Eric Prodon (photo) overcame gamesmanship of Julio Silva and advanced to the semifinal of Bucaramanga Challenger where he defends points for the win in 2011. Wayne Odesnik is his opponent.
Two local heroes Cedric Marcel Stebe (photo) and Michael Berrer met up in the match of the day. The youngster was dominant. Read Florian's report from Heilbronn.
Three Japanese will take on three Americans in the quarterfinals of Honolulu Challenger. Top seed Go Soeda faces the prospect Jack Sock (photo). 
Benjamin Becker from Germany retired at the end of the last set against Cedric Marcel Stebe in the second round of Heilbronn Challenger. He was leading 5-3 in the third set. Stebe held to love, then broke to love and Becker was cramping. 
Mike and Bob Bryan have achieved the final in Australian Open doubles fighting back from 2-5** in the third set tie break against Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecau and have unfortunately prolonged their stay in Australia. We genuinely sympathise with the American twins unable in this time to utilize their mansion, volleyball pitch and a fancy pool.
Only four matches of Honolulu tennis challenger main draw have been played, but two highest seeds advanced: Go Soeda (JPN, 1) beat Andre Begemann 7-6(3) 6-1 and Bobby Reynolds (USA, 2) defeated Leo Rosenberg (USA, WC) 6-4 6-4.
Eric Prodon from France started his Bucaramanga title defense from a win over Carlos Salamanca (COL) 6-3 4-6 6-3. Next he's up against Guilherme Clezar from Brazil.
In the match of two French friends in Florida Nicolas Devilder defeated Olivier Patience 6-2 6-3. Now they can focus on playing golf. 
Another chapter of Bosnian offensive in the rankings. 24-year-old Aldin Setkic won a futures in Turkey. In the final he beat Croatian Toni Androic after an easy match, 6-2 6-2.