tennis roundup Wednesday’s events

November 5, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Swiss Indoors

BASEL, Switzerland — Fourth-seeded Marin Cilic won his first round match at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday, defeating Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-4, 6-4. The 21-year-old Croat broke Petzschner’s serve in the fifth game of each set. Cilic, a wild-card entry in Basel, can still make a run at qualifying for the ATP Tour finals in London this month. He likely needs to win the Swiss Indoors and advance several rounds at the Paris Masters next week. Cilic is 12th in the points race with only the top eight qualifying for London.

Valencia Open

VALENCIA, Spain — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired in the first round of the Valencia Open on Wednesday because of a wrist injury while trailing 6-7 (3), 6-0, 3-0 to Mikhail Youzhny. The third-seeded Frenchman had dropped nine straight games before quitting with the left wrist problem. Tsonga had dominated the tiebreaker by using a drop shot and an ace to take a 5-2 lead before clinching the first set when Youzhny returned wide. Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France defeated Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to become the first player to reach the quarterfinals. In another first-round match, Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia topped Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 6-3.

Associated Press