Montanes reaches second round in Buenos Aires
MSNBC Monday 14th February, 2011
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -Fourth-seeded Albert Montanes beat Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 7-6 (0) in an all-Spanish first-round match at the clay-court Copa Claro on Monday.
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