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Second-seeded Mardy Fish defeated Ricardo Mello 6-2, 6-1 in a matchup of former champions in the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Thursday.
Fish broke Mello's serve in the first and fifth games of the first set and only allowed the Brazilian to hold serve in the opening game of the second.
"I felt great," Fish said. "I couldn't be happier, obviously, with the way it's gone this week."
The 16th-ranked Fish reached the Memphis semifinals last week and says he's starting to feel better on the court after being diagnosed in November with a thyroid condition that can make him feel lethargic.
"I certainly go into an event like this feeling like if I'm fit and healthy, and I can sort of play the style of tennis I've been playing the past 10-12 months," Fish said. "I feel like I can win the tournament."
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