Cilic, Stepanek stay in year-end chase with Vienna winsTop seed Marin Cilic and number two Radek Stepanek ran down first round opponents Tuesday at the Austria Tennis Trophy to keep their thin hopes of a place in 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. year-end event alive. Croatia's Cilic, standing provisional 12th in the chase for the last two spots in the eight-man London field Inside a superconductor, the valence electrons are free to move -- so free, in fact, that in the aggregate they behave like a superfluid, not subject to friction. As a consequence, during rotation of the superconductor around an axis of symmetry, the electrons stay still while the , did his part with a defeat of Colombian Alejandro Falla Alejandro Falla (born 14 November, 1983 in Cali, Colombia) is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb (76 kg) and measures 6'1" (185 cm). 6-2, 6-3. Stepanek was equally emphatic in putting away Pole Lucasz Kubot 6-4, 6-1. The Czech winner stands 14th in the chase for the World Tour Finals, where he played as an alternate a year ago in Shanghai. Spain's Feliciano Lopez credited a recent haircut with improving his tennis, and the sixth seed had no intention of modifying his new grooming routine after reaching the second round. Lopez, who has a special place in his heart for Vienna, advanced in his opening match over local wild card Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4, 6-4. "I really like it here - it's the scene of my first and only trophy," said the number 45 who lifted the indoor title here in 2004 over Argentine Guillermo Canas. The Spaniard next faces either Finn Jarkko Nieminen Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional tennis player from Finland. Nieminen is ranked World No. 21 in the ATP Rankings published on June 18, 2007. He has won one ATP singles title and one doubles title in his career so far. or Daniel Koellerer Daniel Koellerer (born August 17, 1983 in Wels) is a professional Austrian tennis player who turned professional in 2002. As of September 25, 2007, Koellerer is on his highest ranking of World Number 131. , another home player at the Stadthalle. Lopez, 15-21 in what has been a disappointing ATP season, has dropped from 27th since the start of the year. Much of that is due to a dozen first-round losses, the most recent in Malaysia last month. But everything changed after a serious spin in the barber's chair, with the 28-year-old suddenly picking up his pace with a semi-final in Shanghai against Rafael Nadal “Nadal” redirects here. For other people named Nadal, see Nadal (disambiguation). Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: [rafa'el na'ðal]) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. , the first of his career at the Masters 1000 level. "I was losing so much that I just had to do something about it. I didn't know what else, so I cut my hair. All of a sudden I started to win, so I don't want to change a thing now." Lopez is making his sixth appearance in Vienna and now stands 15-4 with quarter-finals or better in his five previous visits. A painful calf injury forced defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Philipp Petzschner to withdraw before his opening match. Petzschner was replaced in the field by qualifying rounds lucky loser Michael Berrer, ranked 133rd who made the most of his opportunity with a defeat of Belgian Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-2. 
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