Fish advances at Los Angeles tennis

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — American Mardy Fish posted his first victory in nearly two months by beating Alejandro Falla 6-2, 6-2 at the Los Angeles Classic.

The sixth seed broke a run of four opening defeats to advance at an event populated by non-participants in the Beijing Olympics.

Fish last tasted success on June 11, when he beat Australian Chris Guccione at Queen's club on grass before losing in the third round to compatriot Andy Roddick.

Since then the American has exited in openers at Wimbledon, Newport and the summer Masters tournaments at Toronto and Cincinnati.

Fish won the 30-minute first set with two breaks of serve and began the second with more of the same in his first meeting with the Colombian ranked 116 which ended after just over an hour....