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In a 2 1/2-hour match, Humbert had 34 winners
to 18 for Bautista Agut and 12 aces to three for his opponent.
But the native of Spain had five fewer unforced errors (19-14).
At 2-2 in the decisive set, Bautista Agut broke Humbert's serve
for the third time en route to the win.
In other upsets, unseeded California teen Alex Michelsen took
down third-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France 7-6 (5), 6-4, while
unseeded Austrian Sebastian Ofner upended No. 5 seed Luciano
Darderi of Italy 6-3, 7-5. No. 6 seed Gael Monfils of France
knocked off unseeded Roberto Caraballes Baena of France 6-3,
6-4.
Rothesay International
In his first tour-level match, lucky loser Giles Hussey of Great
Britain stunned No. 6 seed Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-4, 6-2
in first-round action at Eastbourne, England.
A late fill-in after Japan's Kei Nishikori withdrew, Hussey won
89 percent of his first serves (24 of 27) and had 16 winners to
11 for Navone, who committed 13 unforced errors.
Other first-round winners included Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori,
Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild,
Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli and
Lorenzo Sonego.
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