Rafael Nadal of Spain waves after winning his match against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain at the Shanghai Masters Wednesday. — ReutersSHANGHAI — Big-serving Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out of the Shanghai Masters Wednesday, beaten 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 4-6 by Japan's Kei Nishikori but top seed Rafael Nadal eased through to the third round. Tsonga, the fourth seed, appeared to be on his way to a straightforward victory when he stepped up the intensity of his game to seal the first set tie-break with the loss of just one point. But world No. 47 Nishikori broke twice in the second set, leveling the match when the Frenchman netted with a forehand. Nishikori produced two more breaks in the deciding set, taking advantage of an error-strewn performance by Tsonga and sealing the win on his third match point. In his first match of the tournament after a first-round bye given to the top eight seeds, world No. 2 Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2. Second seed Andy Murray had a walkover into the third round after Dmitry Tursunov of Russia withdrew from their second round match with a right thigh injury. Spain's third seed David Ferrer came out on top 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) in his second round clash with Canada's Milos Raonic and Czech player Tomas Berdych beat compatriot Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-3. Earlier, Juan Carlos Ferrero came from a set down in an all-Spanish tie to oust 16th seed Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. There were also wins for Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, Colombia's Santiago Giraldo and Australia's Matthew Ebden. Kvitova, Jankovic thru In Linz, top-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic eased past Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies. Third-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia led 4-1 in the first set when Kateryna Bondarenko pulled out with a neck injury. The Ukrainian player broke Jankovic once but did not score a point in her three service games. In the second round, Jankovic will play Britain's Anne Keothavong, who defeated Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-4, 6-1. Earlier, Julia Goerges saved two match points in a third-set tiebreaker before beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7). Also advancing were Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Ksenia Pervak of Russia, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, Sara Errani of Italy, Sorana Cirstea of Romania, and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.
