Ramos-Vinolas Up & Running In Cordoba

Albert Ramos-Vinolas kicked off his week in style at the Cordoba Open in Argentina. The fifth-seeded Spaniard outlasted local qualifier Facundo Bagnis 6-4, 7-6(3) to reach the second round on Tuesday.

Ramos-Vinolas let slip a match point on his serve at 6-5 in the second set, but recovered to advance after two hours. His next match will be an all-Spanish affair with Pablo Andujar, who cruised through Slovakian Filip Horansky 6-2, 6-2.

#NextGenATP Frenchman Corentin Moutet continued his outstanding start to the year by defeating Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-3. Moutet, who reached his first ATP Tour final last month in Doha (l. to Rublev), will now face second-seeded Argentine Guido Pella.

Andrej Martin fought back from 2-4 in the opening set to move past home favourite Federico Coria 7-6(5), 6-4. Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez kept up his strong form by rallying to defeat Italian Federico Gaio 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 22-year-old scored his maiden tour-level win last month at the Australian Open. He’ll play fourth-seeded Serbian Laslo Djere in the next round.

Eighth seed Juan Ignacio Londero looks to delight the home crowd when he begins his title defence in the night session against Italian Marco Cecchinato. The winner will face Argentine wild card Pedro Cachin, who raced past Bolivian Hugo Dellien 6-1, 6-1 in just 58 minutes.