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Monfils cruises in Japan opener

Reuters

Monday, October 5, 2009

TOKYO -- Fourth seed Gael Monfils powered past Turkish qualifier Marsel Ilhan 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the Japan Open on Monday. The Frenchman will face Swiss Marco Chiudinelli after he knocked out Israeli Dudi Sela 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Monfils, coming off his second career ATP Tour title in Metz, was never threatened by Ilhan but sportingly applauded him after a couple of audacious shots. "It gave me a little confidence to win [in Metz] but it was not a big sensation for me," Monfils, the ...

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