Seeds Roger Federer, Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut advanced in Dubai on Monday while qualifier Ash Barty continued her impressive comeback with a win in Kuala Lumpur.
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, UAE – ATP 500
First round
[3] R. Federer (SUI) d B. Paire (FRA) 61 63
[4] G. Monfils (FRA) d [WC] M. Safwat (EGY) 64 63
[6] [WC] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) d K. Khachanov (RUS) 61 76(4)
P. Kohlschreiber (GER) d [8] G. Muller (LUX) 64 76(1)
G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d V. Troicki (SRB) 64 63
M. Granollers (ESP) d J. Vesely (CZE) 63 62
Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico – ATP 500
First round
[5] D. Goffin (BEL) d S. Robert (FRA) 61 62
S. Johnson (USA) d [8] J. Isner (USA) 64 64
A. Mannarino (FRA) d [Q] T. Fritz (USA) 36 76(5) 64
[WC] E. Escobedo (USA) d [Q] S. Kozlov (USA) 61 26 60
B. Coric (CRO) d [WC] L. Gomez (MEX) 61 61
[LL] J. Thompson (AUS) d F. Lopez (ESP) 26 63 63
ALYA WTA Malaysian Open – WTA International
First round
[5] Y. Duan (CHN) d [WC] Z. Diyas (KAZ) 75 63
[Q] L. Kerkhove (NED) d [7] E. Mertens (BEL) 64 76(4)
R. Ozaki (JPN) d [8] C. Buyukakcay (TUR) 62 36 64
N. Hibino (JPN) d M. Zanevska (BEL) 75 46 62
S. Sorribes Tormo (ESP) d S. Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 63 76(2)
[WC] S. Zheng (CHN) d L. Zhu (CHN) 76(5) 26 63
K. Zhang (CHN) d K. Kozlova (UKR) 76(8) 62
[Q] A. Barty (AUS) d I. Falconi (USA) 63 57 60
Brasil Open 2017, Sao Paulo – ATP 250
First round
R. Olivo (ARG) d I. Cervantes (ESP) 76(6) 64
G. Pella (ARG) d [Q] G. Clezar (BRA) 62 63
G. Elias (POR) d [WC] O. Luz (BRA) 62 75
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