Gasquet, Simon advance in Bucharest

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09/09/2008 - Bucharest, Romania (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seeds Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon of France were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the $525,000 BCR Open Romania.

Gasquet came from behind to beat Spain's Oscar Hernandez 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while the reigning Bucharest champion Simon subdued Russian Evgeny Korolev 6-1, 6-2 on the red clay at Arenele BNR. Simon topped Bucharest's own Victor Hanescu in last year's finale here.

Up next for Gasquet will be Romanian wild card Victor Crivoi, while Simon will encounter Spaniard Albert Montanes.

Three other seeds advanced on Day 2, as No. 3 Spaniard Nicolas Almagro overcame Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-5, No. 6 Carlos Moya snuck past qualifier and fellow Spaniard Alberto Martin 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 and No. 8 Jose Acasuso handled fellow Argentine Diego Junqueira 6-2, 6-4. Acasuso titled here in 2004. Martin was the 1999 Bucharest champ.

The former world No. 1 Moya will face qualifier and fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar in the round of 16.

An upset came when Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili took out fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

A match for fifth-seeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu was postponed until Wednesday because of darkness. Mathieu will meet Spaniard Ivan Navarro on Day 3.

Additional opening-round wins came for Argentine Martin Vassallo Arguello, Andujar and Romanian wild cards Crivoi and Adrian Cruciat. Vassallo Arguello bested last year's runner-up Hanescu in 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 fashion.

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