Berdych upset, Gasquet out at Marseilles

Marseille, France -- Russian Mikhail Youzhny upset fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych during Monday's first-round tennis action at the Open 13 in Marseille, France.

Youzhny defeated Berdych 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1.

Also Monday, sixth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet pulled out of the draw with a shoulder injury.

Eighth-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez bounced back from a first-set loss to beat Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In other first day play, Czech Jan Hernych defeated Belgian Kristof Vliegen 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and Dmitry Tursunov beat fellow Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

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