Almagro, Volandri bow out in Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Top seeds Nicolas Almagro and Filippo Volandri were a pair of upset victims Tuesday at the $400,000 Romanian Open.
Almagro gave way to Italian Simone Bolelli, and an elbow injury, as the Spaniard retired from their match. Almagro won the first set 6-4 and was trailing 1-5 in the second when he called it quits.
The 2006 Bucharest runner-up Volandri was sent packing by French qualifier Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) on the red clay at B.N.R. Arena. The Italian Volandri lost to Austrian Jurgen Melzer in last year's finale here.
Another Day-2 upset occurred when Argentine Carlos Berlocq knocked out seventh-seeded Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
The only seeded victor on Tuesday was No. 3 Italian Potito Starace, who came from behind to best Belgian Kristof Vliegen 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Starace is now the highest-standing seed remaining in the draw.
A pair of Romanian crowd favorites and wild cards advanced, as Victor Hanescu held off German Florian Mayer 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-3) and Andrei Pavel doused Spaniard Oscar Hernandez 7-5, 7-5.
Additional wins came for Russian qualifier Yuri Schukin, American qualifier Hugo Armando and Frenchman Marc Gicquel.