Ramos-Vinolas Gains First-Round Win In Istanbul
Ramos-Vinolas Gains First-Round Win In Istanbul
Spaniard hits 70 per cent of first serves
No. 8 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas began his stay in Istanbul with a win on Monday, dismissing Adrian Mannarino in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. The Spaniard broke the Frenchman six times in the win. Ramos-Vinolas next will play either #NextGen star Karen Khachanov of Russia or Aljaz Bedene of Great Britain.
Top seed Bernard Tomic will open his campaign against Diego Schwartzman, who prevailed on Monday in an all-Argentine battle against Facundo Bagnis 6-1, 6-4, in one hour and 11 minutes. Schwartzman reached the semi-finals last year in Istanbul, where he lost in three sets to Roger Federer.
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov, also a semi-finalist last year in Istanbul, will face Romanian qualifier Adrian Ungur in his first match. Ungur continued to produce inspired tennis in Istanbul by defeating Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-3. Ungur’s last ATP World Tour main-draw victory came in 2014 in Bucharest.
Veteran Dudi Sela put on an impressive performance in dispatching qualifier and #NextGen star Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 6-2. Sela won 71 per cent of his first-serve points and put pressure on Rublev’s serve throughout the match, earning nine break-point opportunities and converting five of them. Next up for Sela is No. 4 seed Federico Delbonis of Argentina. It will be their first meeting.