Kyrgios begins title defense at Open 13 in Marsielle
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[February 23, 2017]
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Nick Kyrgios of Australia got off to a
good start in defense of his title at the Open 13 in Marseille,
France
Seeded third in the tournament, Kyrgios needed 59 minutes to win his
second-round match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Malek Jaziri of
Tunisia on Wednesday at Marseille, France.
Kyrgios had 12 aces and won 94 percent of his first-serve points
against Jaziri, who struggled with his serve, double-faulting four
times.
Sixth- seeded Richard Gasquet also advanced to the quarterfinals
with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Mikhail Youzhny. A finalist at Open Sud
de France two weeks ago, Gasquet saved all five break points he
faced.
Seventh-seeded Gilles Simon of France, a two-time winner of this
event, had a tougher path to securing his spot in the quarterfinals,
dispatching countryman Julien Benneteau in three sets 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
No. 4 seed Lucas Pouille made it three Frenchmen in the quarters by
grinding out a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Great Britain's Aljaz Bedene.
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Daniil Medvedev of Russia won a marathon three-setter in ousting
eighth-seeded Benoit Paire 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in his first-round
match.
The 21-year-old came back from early deficits of 3-1 in the second
set and 3-1 in the decisive set to move into the second round.
"It was a really tough match," said Medvedev. "I'm really happy to
win, because not everything was going good for me. I wasn't playing
my best tennis in the first two sets. I was making a lot of unforced
errors."
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Fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany lost his first-round match,
falling in straight sets to France's Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
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