Hamburg Masters

Ancic, semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, failed to find his feet on clay against one of the best players on the surface. The Croatian had no answers to some sublime drop shots that Coria produced.

Coria earned applause from his opponent when a devastating backhand down the line brought him victory.

"I've got my confidence back," said 10th seed Coria, a loser to Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal in the finals of both the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters on clay this past month.

Photograph: DAVID HECKER/AFP/Getty Images

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