No problems for top eight seeds at New Haven

Spaniard David Ferrer, the number four seed, dismissed up-and-coming American John Isner for the second time in two weeks, advancing to the third round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament with a 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-2 victory.

Ferrer, who dealt the 22-year-old a straight-sets loss in his Masters Series debut last week in Cincinnati, saved all seven break point chances earned by Isner Wednesday while converting on four of his 11 opportunities to clinch the victory in just over two hours, according to ATP's official website.

He next faces 14th seed Igor Andreev, who outlasted Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6(7-4).

Top seed and defending champion Nikolay Davydenko of Russia also won his second round opener as he defeated American wild card Donald Young in a tightly contested match, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

The 18-year-old Young claimed his first career win on the ATP Tour Sunday when he defeated compatriot Amer Delic in first round action.

Davydenko is coming off a semi-final effort at the Cincinnati Masters, having begun his US Open preparations a week earlier by reaching the Montreal quarter-finals.

The Russian will face off against Frenchman Gilles Simon for the third time. Both their previous meetings were 2007, with Simon winning in Umag and Davydenko in Hamburg.

Simon prevailed in a three-hour battle against Argentine teen Juan Martin del Potro, clawing back from a third set deficit to escape with the 7-6 (7-3), 6-7(5-7), 7-5 win.

Both players had problems holding serve, combining for nine breaks in the third set alone, and Simon broke del Potro in the final game to avoid another tie-break.

Fifth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu knocked out Peruvian lucky loser Luis Horna 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in 89 minutes for a place in the third round.

The recent Gstaad champion hit 11 aces and saved four of six break points to set up a clash with tenth seed Nicolas Almagro of Spain, who edged past Julien Benneteau 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-3 in two hours and eight minutes.

Meanwhile, the 16th seed and last year's runner-up Agustin Calleri defeated American Robby Ginepri 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a meeting with world number nine and 2005 champion James Blake, who lost in the Cincinnati Masters final last week to world number one Roger Federer.

Eighth-seeded Potito Starace, who finished runner-up in Valencia and Kitzbuehel, ninth seed Dominik Hrbaty and 15th seed Gael Monfils were among the casualties on day four.

Thomas Johansson beat Starace 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 saving all four break points he faced. The veteran Swede won 52 of 65 points on serve and hit 10 aces.

Johansson will next meet the 11th seed Ivo Karlovic, who earlier this season won his maiden ATP title in Houston and his second crown in Nottingham.

Argentine Jose Acasuso blocked Hrbaty 6-1, 7-5, while Stanislas Wawrinka ousted Monfils, the Washington semi-finalist, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in an hour and 55 minutes.

Wawrinka will now meet second seed Tommy Robredo in the third round.

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