Federer moves up; Devvarman falls

TORONTO: Roger Federer overcame early niggles to beat Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6(7), 6-3 to reach the third round of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday.

In first-round matches, David Nalbandian, the winner at Washington last week, upset Spanish tenth seed David Ferrer 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

Somdev Devvarman made the main draw as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of Fernando Gonzalez, but crashed out in the first round losing 7-6(3), 6-3 to Gael Monfils.

Meanwhile, at the Cincinnati Women's Open, Maria Sharapova delivered a dominant third set to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round.

The results: In Toronto (Rogers Cup Toronto Masters): Second round: Roger Federer bt Juan-Ignacio Chela 7-6(7), 6-3; Robin Soderling bt Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Tomas Berdych bt Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-4.  First round: Fernando Verdasco bt Edouardo Schwank 6-0, 5-7, 6-2; David Nalbandian bt David Ferrer 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Viktor Troicki bt Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6(2); Gael Monfils bt Somdev Devvarman 7-6(3), 6-3; Stanislas Wawrinka bt Frank Dancevic 6-1, 6-4; Jeremy Chardy bt Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(4).

In Cincinnati (Western & Southern Financial Group Womens Open): Second round: Jelena Jankovic bt Vera Dushevina 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Marion Bartoli bt Alona Bondarenko 7-6(4), 6-1. First round: Maria Sharapova bt Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova bt Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-4; Maria Kirilenko bt Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-3; Andrea Petkovic bt Coco Vandeweghe 7-6(1), 6-1 . — Agencies