Buenos Aires, Argentina (SportsNetwork.com) – Argentine favorite Leonardo
Mayer was an easy first-round winner Monday at the Argentina Open tennis
tournament.
The fifth-seeded Buenos Aires resident blew past Frenchman Stephane Robert
6-0, 6-1 on the clay courts at the famed Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
Another Day 1 result saw Italian Paolo Lorenzi hold off Brazilian Thomaz
Bellucci, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1.
This week’s top seed is former world No. 1 great Rafael Nadal. His fellow
Spaniard David Ferrer will not defend his Buenos Aires title this week as he
decided to play in Acapulco instead. Ferrer topped Italian Fabio Fognini in
last year’s Buenos Aires finale to capture a third straight championship in
Argentina.
The 2015 Buenos Aires titlist will collect $91,050.
