Muster beaten on ATP return after 11 years

* Muster, 43, loses to fellow Austrian Haider-MaurerFormer French unobstructed champion beaten on ATP comebackVIENNA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Former star total one Thomas Muster lost in straight sets to a fellow Austrian little more than half his age as he

Vienna defeat whets Muster's appetite
Veteran Thomas Muster was addicted a sentimental standing ovation on Tuesday as the 43-year-old fell in the first round to a player two decades his junior to egress the Austria Tennis Trophy.

ATP star Tour Bank Austria Tennis Trophy Results
The Associated Press The Canadian Press, 2010 Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (6), Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def.

Chardy exits St. Petersburg
fctAdTag("bigbox",MyGenericTagVar,1); ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Seventh-seeded Jeremy Chardy was among Monday's first-round losers at the $750,000 St. Petersburg unclosed.

Isner, Nalbandian advance in France
Fifth-seeded American John Isner and former top-five star David Nalbandian of Argentina were among Tuesday's first- round winners at the airy Sud de France tennis event.

Austrian ATP results - collated
Collated results from the unimportant day of the 650,000-euro Austria Tennis Trophy here on Tuesday (x denotes seeding): 1st rd Michael Berrer (GER) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP x6) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Pablo Cuevas (URU) bt Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 7-6 (8/6),

Isner nears 1000 aces for 2010
Fifth-seeded John Isner boosted his season-leading aces tally by 10 as he eased into the reproduction round of the gaping Sud de France.

Serb star doubtful for WTA Championships
Jelena Jankovic's participation at the WTA Championships is under scrutiny after her injury-affected defeat to Vera Zvonareva.

Muster, 43, loses ATP return in Austria (AP)
VIENNA (AP)?Thomas Muster, once ranked No. 1, lost his first match in his return to the ATP Tour after 11 dotage away. The 43-year-old Austrian intends to resume his comeback next season.


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