Montanez beats Kuerten in Chile
Kuerten has plummeted to 1082nd in the world rankings Kuerten’s 6-1 6-4 defeat was his second of the round robin stages, following on from his loss to Oscar Hernandez.But the 30-year-old, who has fallen to 1082nd in the rankings, said he had no plans to retire and intended to fight his way back into the top 50.Earlier, Argentina’s Gaston Gaudio pulled out because of injury.Spain’s Ramirez Hidalgo defeated Argentina’s Diego Hartfield 6-4 6-1, and Ivan Navarro, while Italy’s
Martin Vassallo Arguello overcame Boris Pashansky of Serbia 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.