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Ginepri hammers Melzer in opener 5/5
Robby Ginepri made a flying start to
his Australian Open campaign with a
quickfire win over Jurgen Melzer.
The American, seeded 13th, continued
where he left off after a successful
2005 with a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory.
Fellow seeds Gaston Gaudio of Argentina
and Czech Radek Stepanek also eased
into round two.
Eighth seed Gaudio led Razvan Sabau 6-2
5-0 when the Romanian retired, while
17th seed Stepanek thrashed Sweden's
Bjorn Rehnquist 6-1 6-2 6-2.
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