Four years ago, back in the days before Rafael Nadal came to regard the red clay of Roland Garros as his own personal playpen, Guillermo Coria came within a point of winning the Roland Garros championship before bowing to Gaston Gaudio in an all-Argentine final.
Times have changed and today both Coria and the 183rd-ranked Gaudio, both at different stages of the comeback trail, skidded out of the Vina del Mar tournament on red clay.
Playing his first tournament in nearly 18 months after a lengthy layoff due to shoulder surgery, back problems and a confidence crisis, Coria returned to the site of his first career tournament title and lost to 11th-ranked Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
While Coria was at least competitive in his comeback bid, Gaudio was humbled by Spain's Santiago Ventura, 6-3, 6-0.
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