It was a master class from 27-year-old Berdych and the difference in ranking was far too obvious as Devvarman, at 664, had no answer to the blistering pace of the Czech star, the top seed, who next meets Spain’s Roberto Bautista-Agut, who put out German Matthias Bachinger 7-6 (4), 6-3 in 100 minutes.The first meeting between Berdych and Devvarman turned out to be a rather one-sided affair with the Czech ace, who had a fairly successful 2012 season with two titles and 14 quarter-final or better appearances, dominating from the outset.

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