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Seppi retires at Moselle Open

Metz - Igor Sijsling has advanced to the second round of the Open de Moselle on Tuesday after Andreas Seppi retired with a lower back pain.

Sijsling, ranked 74th in the world, was leading 6-0, 4-1 when his Italian opponent called it quits after just 39 minutes on court.

In a match pitting together two qualifiers, Michal Przysiezny of Poland defeated local favorite Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) for only his second Tour win of the season.

Przysiezny saved two break points in the third set and will face 2009 champion Gael Monfils in the next round.

Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Jerzy Janowicz enters his first tournament since losing in the US Open second round later Tuesday, taking on Adrian Mannarino of France.

Results on Tuesday of the ATP Moselle Open (x denotes seeding):

First round
Tobias Kamke (GER) bt Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)
Igor Sijsling (NED) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-0, 4-1 retired
Michal Przysiezny (POL) bt Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4)

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