6/12/11 8:14 PM | Kelli DeMario
Tournament seed Ivan Dodig advanced to the second round, following his straight set victory over veteran Victor Hanescu. Fellow seed Daniel Gimeno-Traver lost his opener to wildcard Javier Marti early Sunday.
(4) Ivan Dodig def. Victor Hanescu 6-4, 7-5
Fourth seed Ivan Dodig made a successful debut at the tournament, having ousted Romanian veteran Victor Hanescu in straight sets. The 26-year-old Croatian tallied 10 aces and saved seven of 7 break points, en route to a 6-4, 7-5 victory in 98 minutes. By virtue of the opening-round success, Dodig improved his season record to 16-10.
He is slated to face Andreas Haider-Maurer for a place in the quarterfinal. The Austrian defeated Blaz Kavcic in the opening round, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4.
(WC) Javier Marti def. (8) Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-6(4)
Wildcard Javier Marti won his first ATP World Tour match early Sunday, following his 6-3, 7-6(4) upset of fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver. The 19-year-old, competing in his UNICEF Open debut, entered into the tournament without a Tour-level victory. Gimeno-Traver dropped to 5-17, having suffered his 11th opening-round loss this year.
Marti will take on either Teymuraz Gabashvili or qualifier Konstantin Kravchuk in the next round.
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