Wie, the only female player in the field, opened with a 1-under 71 and shot a 74 in the rain-delayed second round.

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Ivo Karlovic, the 6-foot-10 Croatian who was defeated in the second round by Mr. Murray, took five towels during his rain-delayed first-round match.

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Tail-enders Benn and Ravi Rampaul, though, conjured a half century partnership to illuminate the rain-delayed evening session's play and edge their side into the lead.

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He was pushed hard by the Serbian fourth seed in the rain-delayed semi-final but improved his record against Djokovic to 9-4 as he controlled the key moments.

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Meanwhile, top seed Marin Cilic won his opening match at the BMW Open in Munich, moving into the second round as he completed a rain-delayed 6-4 6-2 victory over Michael Berrer on Wednesday.

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