Calleri beats Melzer in Mercedes Cup opener

Updated: July 8, 2008, 1:45 PM EST Several matches were delayed by the downpours at the clay-court event, whose field has been depleted by withdrawals following the Wimbledon final Sunday. That included top-seeded Rafael Nadal, the defending champion. In a battle of qualifiers, Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic beat Martin Fischer of Austria 6-2, 6-4. Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan rallied to defeat Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. The 188th-ranked Rosol next faces Richard Gasquet, the second-seeded player at the tournament. The Frenchman is the title favorite along with No. 11-ranked Nicolas Almagro of Spain. Anna Kournikova played an exhibition mixed doubles match with Henri Leconte against former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich and Barbara... [read full story]