In other results in Milan, seventh seed Nicolas Escude was another upset victim - falling to Dominik Hrbaty 6-4 1-6 6-3.
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Julien Benneteau of France upset Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia 7-6 (2) 5-7 6-1 and Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan was also ousted in the second round, falling to Belgium's Xavier Malisse 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
BBC: Federer has won 58 of his 62 matches in 2006
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Guillermo Coria, ranked eighth in the world, will have to bounce back in his reverse singles on Sunday after an opening loss to Beck when he faces Slovak number one Dominik Hrbaty.
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