Bedene Gets Off To Winning Start In 's-Hertogenbosch

Eighth seed Aljaz Bedene struck eight aces and lost just 13 of his service points on Monday in a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Denis Istomin in 79 minutes at the Ricoh Open. It broke a two-match losing streak against Istomin. Bedene will now face a #NextGenATP player, Ernesto Escobedo or Hyeon Chung, in the second round.

“I played a solid match and although I lost the first set, I felt that I was the better player,” said Bedene. “I felt solid on my strokes and my movement was good, despite the rain in the first set when I was broken.”

Seventh seed Nicolas Mahut, the 2013, 2015-16 champion, began his campaign at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dennis Novikov in 70 minutes. Mahut struck 15 aces to Novikov’s 13 aces.

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