Jeremy Chardy gave the locals something to cheer about with an opening-round win in Montpellier, while Radu Albot was the first player to win through to the second round in Sofia.
Open Sud de France, Montpellier – ATP 250
First round
J. Chardy (FRA) d [7] M. Granollers (ESP) 60 36 63
D. Brown (GER) d G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 76(4) 63
Garanti Koza Sofia Open, Bulgaria – ATP 250
First round
R. Albot (MDA) d [WC] A. Lazarov (BUL) 76(0) 62
Ecuador Open, Quito – ATP 250
First round
G. Melzer (AUT) d [6] H. Zeballos (ARG) 67(4) 63 76(4)
[WC] G. Lapentti (ECU) d [7] T. Monteiro (BRA) 63 62
[WC] J. Tipsarevic (SRB) d D. Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 41 ret. (elbow)
S. Giraldo (COL) d B. Becker (GER) 64 64
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