relatively calm, though not without some drama of its own. Dmitry Tursunov (pictured right, click for larger) lost his calm over a time violation warning and got booed when he refusd to shake the umpire's hand after the match, but he managed to keep his cool long enough to put away the three-set win over Feliciano Lopez.
Paul-Henri Mathieu (pictured left, click for larger) beat Carlos Moya in straight, but not routine, sets. Mathieu was broken serving for the match in the second set but rebounded nicely to break again and take the match.
Juan Carlos Ferrero got off to a good start against Tomas Berdych (picture
d right, click for larger) by breaking in the opening game; unfortunately, though, he was unable to hold in the set and could not recover in the second. Berdych took the match in straights.
The day's biggest drama came thanks to James Blake (pictured left, click for larger) and Fabrice Santoro. Santoro went up an early break but got broken right back and Blake went on to take the first set relatively routinely. As the match wore on, the physical effects of the hot and humid weather started becoming apparent for both players. Blake seemed to be dealing with an upset stomach and though he had the break in the second, he could not hold on and the set went to a tiebreaker, which somehow Santoro found the energy to win. The third set really came down to which man could last longer. The two traded several breaks but finally, Blake broke to win the match 6-4 in the third set. 
In the night match on the stadium, two fiery players - Fernando Gonzalez and Guillermo Canas (pictured left below, click for larger) - played a 
fiery match, which Canas won in two tight sets that took over two hours. It was a high-quality encounter, in which both men played some fantastic points and hit some spectacular winners, including a between the legs winner from Gonzalez early in the second set. Gonzalez was the player with more chances in the first set, but Canas saved all four break points he faced. The set went to a tiebreak where Gonzalez had a set point on his serve and could not convert. In the second set, Gonzalez managed to get the first break of the match but was broken when he served for the set and Canas won the battle in the end.
In doubles, Marcelo Melo and Andre Sá (pictured right, click for larger) pulled off a nice upset over Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, who had won both the Australian Open and Indian Wells. Also in doubles, Gustavo Kuerten finally got a win of some kind, with his partner Nicolas Lapentti. They beat Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez in straight sets.
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