Haase/Oswald Top Bachinger/Thiem, Advance In Munich Doubles

Robin Haase and Philipp Oswald made a winning start at the BMW Open by American Express in Munich with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Matthias Bachinger and Dominic Thiem.

The Dutch-Austrian duo broke serve four times on 10 chances to advance to the quarter-finals in their second straight event. They previously reached the last eight in Estoril in their first tournament as a pair this season.

Also victorious on Monday in Munich were Indians Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni, who upset third-seeded Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-3, 7-6(4).

Glasspool/Heliovaara Dominate Match Tie-break In Barcelona
At the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara completed a comeback against Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski with a shutout success in the Match Tie-break.

The British-Finnish team earned a 2-7, 7-6(5), 10-0 victory to advance to the quarter-finals. They are joined in the last eight by Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni, who beat Spaniards Jaume Munar and Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 7-6(6).

Goransson/McLachlan Win In Banja Luka
Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan scored a 7-6(7), 6-2 win against fourth seeds Nicolas Barrientos and Ariel Behar in the opening round of the Srpska Open. The Swedish-Japanese winners saved seven of eight break points while converting three of six break chances on return.