Fifth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic was knocked out of the Zagreb Indoors in the first round by German Michael Berrer 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Tuesday.
Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia plays a forehand in his second round match against Tommy Haas of Germany during day four of the 2010 Australian Open.
Berrer, winner of last week's Challenger event in Heilbronn, Germany, recovered from 1-3 deficit in the second set to continue his successful run.
In the second round on Thursday, Berrer will face Croatian wild card Petar Jelenic, who won on his ATP Tour debut against Serbian qualifier Ilija Bozoljac 7-6 (6), 7-5.
Sixth-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany recovered from a poor start against Swedish qualifier Andreas Vincuguerra. After losing the first five games and the set, Becker won 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4).
Becker will next face compatriot Philipp Petzschner, who also came from a set down to defeat Christophe Rochus of Belgium 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1.
Daniel Koellerer of Austria defeated Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and will meet the winner between top-seeded Marin Cilic and the Czech Republic's Jan Hajek, who meet on Wednesday.
Other winners included Lukas Lacko of Slovakia and Alexandre Sidorenko of France.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
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