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Davydenko, Ferrer, Seppi advance in Hamburg Tennis HAMBURG: Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the third round of the Hamburg Masters by defeating Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-1 , and two more players retired because of injuries. Also, David Ferrer defeated Ivo Minar 6-3, 6-3, while Andreas Seppi downed eight-seeded Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2. Robredo rallied Tuesday to outlast Philipp Kohlschreiber 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. In another second-round match, Fernando Verdasco defeated Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-0.