VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Nicolas Almagro beat Pablo Andujar 6-2, 6-3 to make a successful start to his bid for a third title at the Valencia Open on Tuesday.
The third-seeded Almagro, who won here in 2006 and 2007, reeled off winners to break Andujar five times and easily advance to the second round on the indoor hard court.
Meanwhile, Bernard Tomic retired in the third set of his match with Mikhail Youzhny. Tomic was losing 4-1 after splitting the first two sets.
Fifth-seeded Jerzy Janowicz hit 14 aces to dispense with qualifier Pablo Carreno 7-5, 7-6 (7).
Julien Benneteau thrashed Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-1, while Joao Sousa defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 7-5.
