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Daniel Evans and Lloyd Glasspool made a winning start Tuesday at the Cinch Championships, where they defeated Liam Broady and Jonny O’Mara 7-6(5), 6-4 to advance and set a blockbuster second-round clash against Roland Garros champions Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.

Evans and Glasspool won five consecutive games after falling to a 1-4 deficit in the second set to survive their countrymen Broady and O’Mara.

Also in action at the Queen’s Club, Nicolas Mahut and Fabrice Martin saved two match points to escape Julian Cash and Luke Johnson 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 14-12.

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Qualifiers Albano Olivetti and David Vega Hernandez scored the upset of the day when they rallied to beat second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-8 at the Terra Wortmann Open. In the Match Tie-break, Olivetti and Vega Hernandez won all nine points behind their serve to seal the victory.

Marcelo Melo and John Peers also advanced after ousting third seeds Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-6. Nicolas Jarry and Rafael Matos moved past Austrians Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler.