Seppi moves on in Moscow
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eighth seed Andreas Seppi came from behind round victory Monday at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.
The Italian Seppi overcame oft-injured Russian Igor Andreev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in just over two hours on the indoor hardcourts at Olympic Stadium.
The 2005 Moscow champion Andreev has been slowed by some sore knees.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You cannot beat anyone playing on one leg," he said.
Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili pleased the home crowd on Day 1 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Slovak Karol Beck. Gabashvili will encounter fourth-seeded former world No. 5 star and fellow Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the round of 16 here. Davydenko is a three-time Moscow champion.
Additional wins came for Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin and Spaniard Pere Riba, who will meet second-seeded and reigning Moscow champion Viktor Troicki of Serbia in his next outing. Troicki topped Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in last year's Moscow finale.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This week's top seed is gritty Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
The 2011 Moscow titlist will claim $132,160.