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Melzer, top-seeded on tour for the first time, had an early break but then lost four games in a row to go 5-3 down. He saved a set point when Kubot served at 5-4, and took the opening set on his first chance in the tiebreaker.
Melzer went 4-1 up in the second but again needed a tiebreaker, and converted his first match point when Kubot netted a return.
“It was far from easy as he took many risks,” Melzer said of Kubot, who served 13 aces but also nine double faults. “I was more consistent and tried to stick to my own game.”
Melzer, at a career-high 12th ranking, said winning the first set from 5-3 down was key.
“I was very glad to take that opener,” the Austrian said. “From then on, I knew I had to rely on my own strengths.”
In the quarterfinals, Melzer will take on either seventh-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber or fellow German Tobias Kamke.
In first-round play, Bjorn Phau had a surprise 6-2, 6-4 win over fellow German Florian Mayer, who lost his third career final to Roger Federer in Stockholm on Sunday.
Phau next plays fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis, who had a bye in the first round.
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