Tommy Haas turned back the clock and Karolina Pliskova packed her bags as five ATP and WTA events commenced on Monday across the globe.
Millennium Estoril Open, Portugal – ATP 250
First round
[PR] T. Robredo (ESP) d E. Donskoy (RUS) 63 62
G. Elias (POR) d M. Jaziri (TUN) 64 36 63
[WC] F. Silva (POR) d D. Istomin (UZB) 62 62
K. Anderson (RSA) d [Q] S. Caruso (ITA) 62 63
J&T Banka Prague Open, Czech Republic – WTA International
First round
C. Giorgi (ITA) d [1] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) 76(6) 62
Q. Wang (CHN) d M. Sakkari (GRE) 61 46 62
O. Dodin (FRA) d A. Beck (GER) 75 64
[WC] M. Vondrousova (CZE) d C. Witthoeft (GER) 67(6) 75 62
BMW Open by FWU, Munich, Germany – ATP 250
First round
[7] J. Struff (GER) d [WC] D. Masur (GER) 63 64
[8] T. Bellucci (BRA) d M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 63 62
[PR] T. Haas (GER) d S. Stakhovsky (UKR) 16 63 64
[Q] Y. Hanfmann (GER) d G. Melzer (AUT) 64 57 61
Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco – WTA International
First round
[WC] F. Schiavone (ITA) d [4] T. Babos (HUN) 64 61
[5] Y. Putintseva (KAZ) d A. Petkovic (GER) 63 64
[8] A. Riske (USA) d A. Cornet (FRA) 62 64
E. Makarova (RUS) d Y. Wickmayer (BEL) 63 62
S. Errani (ITA) d [WC] A. Blinkova (RUS) 63 63
V. Lepchenko (USA) d K. Flipkens (BEL) 63 16 63
TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, Turkey – ATP 250
First round
[6] B. Tomic (AUS) d [LL] M. Safwat (EGY) 57 75 63
[8] S. Darcis (BEL) d D. Sela (ISR) 75 64
R. Dutra Silva (BRA) d [Q] R. Bellotti (ITA) 36 76(1) 60
M. Youzhny (RUS) d [WC] C. Ilkel (TUR) 36 63 63
J. Thompson (AUS) d [Q] A. Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) 67(4) 60 60
J. Vesely (CZE) d M. Granollers (ESP) 75 26 64
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