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Ferrero and Moya through in China

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Beijing (China)
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Paradorn Srichaphan

BEIJING, China -- Spanish former world number ones Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya have negotiated tricky first round matches at the China Open.

Sixth seed Ferrero was made to work hard for a 4-6 6-3 7-5 win over South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik, blowing four match points before finally clinching his last 16 place.

Moya, the eighth seed, eased past Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan with an efficient 7-6 6-3 victory to maintain his mastery over Asia's top player.

Moya's close friend Rafael Nadal is seeded number one and begins his quest for a 10th title of the year against Taiwan's Wang Yeu-tzuoo on Tuesday.

Moya, Nadal and Ferrero all made early exits at the U.S. Open before arriving in Beijing for the $1.1 million tournament.

Ferrero, a first round loser in New York, struggled for consistency against Lee but advanced when the Korean hit an ill-advised drive volley long after over two hours.

Paradorn has now failed to beat Moya in four meetings and was completely deflated after surrendering his serve at 3-3 in the second.

"It was a close match and then three minutes later it was over," said Moya. "I need to keep playing at this level. Sooner or later I know I'm going to play well again."

Moya, whose world ranking has slipped to 33, faces Stefan Koubek in the second round after the Austrian saw off Switzerland's Ivo Heuberger 6-3 7-6.

In other matches, Dutchman Peter Wessels beat Australia's Wayne Arthurs 7-6 6-4 while Russian Dmitri Tursunov brushed aside Germany Lars Burgsmueller 6-3 6-4 to set up a meeting with Ferrero.

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