Granollers falls to Haas in Houston

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04/09/2009 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers fell to German Tommy Haas in second-round play Thursday at the $500,000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.

In a matchup of former titlists here, Granollers won the first set, but the wildcard Haas stormed back to take the match by a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 score at River Oaks Country Club.

Granollers was the defending champ, having defeated James Blake in last year's final, while Haas won this tournament in 2004.

In another second-round affair, Russian Evgeny Korolev cut down Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Additionally, Argentine Guillermo Canas topped American wildcard Taylor Dent 6-2, 6-2; and German Bjorn Phau beat American qualifier Scoville Jenkins 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).

This week's winner will collect $79,000.

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