Mayer eases into Sopot quarters

Sopot, Poland (Sports Network) - Reigning two-time runner-up Florian Mayer was among Wednesday's second-round winners at the clay-court Orange Prokom Open.
The seventh-seeded Mayer improved to 10-2 in his last 12 matches in Sopot by leveling French qualifier Olivier Patience 6-1, 6-1. The German Mayer was on the losing end in the last two finals here, including a setback last season at the hands of this week's top seed Nikolay Davydenko.
In other Day-3 action, Argentine slugger Jose Acasuso erased his countryman Sergio Roitman 6-4, 6-4, Frenchman Gilles Simon held off Serbian qualifier Boris Pashanski 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and Russian Igor Andreev topped Polish wild card Michal Przysiezny 7-5, 6-4 at SKT Sopot. The 2002 titlist and 2004 runner-up Acasuso will play in his first quarterfinal in more than three months when he faces Mayer here on Friday. Simon will battle Andreev in the round of eight.
The second round will conclude with four more matches on Thursday, including one for the reigning champ Davydenko and second-seeded and former titlist Tommy Robredo of Spain. Davydenko will encounter Argentine Martin Vassallo Arguello, while the 2001 winner Robredo will take on Belgian Steve Darcis, who captured his first career ATP title in The Netherlands two weeks ago.