Blake rallies to beat Bellucci at Stockholm Open

STOCKHOLM (AP)?James Blake made it through to the second round of the Stockholm Open after coming from behind to beat seventh-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday.

Bellucci broke an error-prone Blake twice in the first set. Blake found his rhythm in the second, breaking Bellucci in the fifth game and holding serve.

The American wild card, who won the Stockholm Open in 2005 and 2006, eventually prevailed after breaking Bellucci in the ninth game of a closely-fought final set.

?It was really tough for me getting used to his serve,? Blake said. ?It was tough getting used to that pace, but once I did I felt really comfortable.?

Taylor Dent of the United States will face top-seeded Roger Federer in the second round, after Poland?s Michal Przysiezny had to retire from their match with an ankle injury. Dent was leading 6-2.

It was a disappointing day for Spain?s seeded players, with Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez both losing.

Florian Mayer brushed aside sixth-seeded Lopez in only 55 minutes 6-2, 6-2. Mayer broke Lopez in the very first game and three more times in the match in a dominant performance.

?Everything went perfect,? Mayer said. ?I got an early break today so he never got into the match.?

Eighth-seeded Robredo was swept by Croatian qualifier Ivan Dodig 6-3, 6-2, in little more than an hour.

Benjamin Becker beat Thomas Schoorel 6-3, 6-0, to set up a second round match against Robin Soderling.

Also, Arnaud Clement defeated Olivier Rochus 6-0, 6-4, and Robin Haase beat Filip Prpic in three sets 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4.

Source: http://feeds.tennis.com/~r/tenniscom-news/~3/ZaQSDVs2yAs/

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