Umag, Croatia (Sports Network) - Viktor Troicki pulled off the upset of the tournament, edging top seed Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round of the $485,000 Croatia Open.By pulling off the upset over his fellow Serb, Troicki dismissed last year's runner-up and this year's favorite in Djokovic.
Fifth-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas was also among Wednesday's second-round winners. The 2004 Umag titlist, Canas disposed of Spaniard Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 6-3 on the red clay at ITC Stella Maris.
Argentine Carlos Berlocq overcame a tough first-set loss on Tuesday in order to defeat Romanian Victor Hanescu 6-7 (13-15), 6-4, 6-2, while Frenchman Gilles Simon held off Croatian favorite Marin Cilic 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Simon should have his hands full with the gritty Canas in Friday's quarterfinals.
Thursday's schedule will include second-round matches for fourth-seeded and 2002 Umag finalist David Ferrer, sixth-seeded and four-time champion Carlos Moya and seventh-seeded and two-time runner-up Filippo Volandri. The former world No. 1 Moya titled here in 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2004 and was the runner- up in 2005, while Volandri was the back-to-back runner-up here in 2003 and 2004.
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