Nalbandian and Haas win in Miami

David Nalbandian needed almost two hours to defeat Steve Darcis of Belgium in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beating him 6-4  7-6 (0).

Nalbandian will play the 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic in round two.

Also through is the 33 year old German Tommy Haas, who dismissed Guillaume Rufin of France in straight sets 6-4  6-4.

Next up for Haas will be the 25th seed Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic.

Also through are Lukas Lacko of Slovakia, who overcame American Ryan Sweeting 6-4  6-4, Lukas Rosol ousted the Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-4  7-6 (6) and Santiago Giraldo of Colombia beat Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3  6-2.

Giraldo’s next opponent will be the no.2 seed and last year’s finalist Spaniard Nadal.

Tags ATP Tennis David Nalbandian Janko Tipsarevic Lukas Lacko Miami Tennis Masters Pablo Andujar Radek Stepanek Rafael Nadal Santiago Giraldo sony ericsson open Steve Darcis tennis news Tommy Haas