Thomaz Bellucci beat American qualifier Michael Russell 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-5 in the first round of the Heineken Open on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Bellucci led 5-3 in second set before wavering, even falling behind 3-0 in the third in a hard-hitting duel with the 103rd-ranked Russell. Bellucci broke Russell in the fourth game of the last set and again two games later to tie it at 3. He closed it out with another break, finishing the match in 2 hours, 50 minutes. Both players contended with bad line calls on crucial points, Bellucci on his first match point and Russell on break point in the sixth game of the deciding set. "It was a tough match," said Bellucci, who next faces Tommy Robredo of Spain. "I was 3-0 down in the last set so I'm just very happy to be there in the second round." French qualifier Adrian Mannarino, playing his eighth match of the past two weeks, beat fifth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 6-3. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6010023
