Aussie tennis player Luczak's slump continuesAustralian Peter Luczak Peter Luczak (born August 31, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is an Australian professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2000 after playing NCAA college tennis in the United States at Fresno State University, where he holds the school record for most career singles wins. sank deeper into a rut here on Tuesday, losing for the third straight week in his opening match with a 6-3, 6-4 exit to Czech Jan Hernych Jan Mauda Hernych (born 7 July 1979) is a professional male tennis player from Czech Republic. Born in Prague, he turned pro in 1998 and achieved his highest ranking (60) on July 4, 2005. He is currently 97th in the ATP rankings. at the Swiss Indoors. It's been an autumn to forget for the 80th ranked Luczak, who has been defeated in Stockholm, Vienna and now in Roger Federer's hometown. His last victory came in mid-September in Bucharest; he stands 2-6 on the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. level his season. Swiss hopes fared much better, with Marco Chiudinelli Marco Chiudinelli (born September 10, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland) is a male tennis player from Switzerland. He turned pro in 2000. Stats
The Swiss player, ranked 73 in the world, is playing doubles this week with Federer and has seen a rise in his fortunes in recent months, reaching the third round of the US Open and also reaching the quarter-finals in Bangkok. His Basel win in two-and-a-quarter hours was welcome as it ended a run of two successive first round exits in Shanghai and Vienna. "It's great to have some success at home in Basel," said Chiudinelli, "It was a tough match. "But I'm very fit right now and it hasn't been that way for me during the last two years here. "He (Kohlschreiber) really put me to the wall but I believed in myself and came through with the win. To win at home is perfect, I'm elated." The Swiss pounded down 11 aces to 15 for his German opponent, with Chiudinelli saving ten of the dozen break points he faced. He will next play either qualifying compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Michael Lammer or Austrian Dani Koellerer. The 28-year-old Chiudinelli, who is the third ranked Swiss singles player behind Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka (born March 28, 1985 in Lausanne) is a Swiss male tennis player. As of September 2007, he is one of two Swiss players in the ATP top 50 (the other being World Number One Roger Federer). , is making his fifth appearance in Basel, and has now earned his second victory win for a 2-4 record after winning his first match here in five years. He has qualified seven times in 2009 on the ATP, including four in a row this fall (US Open, Bangkok, Tokyo and Shanghai). Russian Evgeny Korolev advanced over Italy's Simone Bolelli 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, while second seed Novak Djokovic was making his Basel debut later against German Andreas Beck. 
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