Thursday, September 16, 2004
Main Draw First and Second Rounds
Marat Safin of
Russia beat Alex
Bogomolovof the USA 6-4 7-5
...
David Nalbandian of
Argentina beat Kristian
Plessof Denmark 7-6(4)
6-1 3-6 6-3
Hao Lu of
China beat Prakash
Amritrajof India
4-6 6-4 6-2
Kevin Kim of
the USA beat Juan
Carlos Ferreroof Spain 6-4 6-4
Mikhail
Youzhnyof Russia beatRainer Schuettler of
Germany 7-6(4)
6-1
Paradorn Schrichaphan of
Thailand beat Nam
Okunof Israel
6-3 3-6 7-6(8)
Jarkko
Nieminen
of Finland beatTaylor Dent of
the USA
6-3 7-5
Hyung-Taik Lee of
Korea beat Jo-Wilfried
Tsongaof France 7-6
6-3
Marat Safin of
Russia beat Hao
Lu
of China
6-2 6-2
Some fans took the
early and unexpected exit of Ferrero VERY hard
Also enjoying the
tennis - Li Rui Huan (center)
Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party and
Chairman of the people's Political Consultative Committee