TENNIS NEWS FROM AUSTRIA – ERSTE BANK OPEN 500 (VIENNA) – THIEM, FERRER, TSONGA WIN

Written by: Staff on 26th October 2016

TENNIS NEWS FROM AUSTRIA - ERSTE BANK OPEN 500 (VIENNA) - THIEM, FERRER, TSONGA WIN

epa05602495 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France serves a ball against Benjamin Becker of Germany during their first round match of the Erste Bank Open ATP tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, 25 October 2016. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA |

Erste Bank Open 500

Vienna, Austria

RESULTS – TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2016

Singles – First Round

[3] D. Thiem (AUT) d [WC] G. Melzer (AUT) 60 63

[WC] J. Melzer (AUT) d [4] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) 63 75

[5] D. Ferrer (ESP) d K. Edmund (GBR) 32 ret. (right hip)

[6] J. Tsonga (FRA) d [Q] B. Becker (GER) 63 64

F. Lopez (ESP) d [7] L. Pouille (FRA) 64 26 75 – saved 1 M.P.

G. Simon (FRA) d G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 64 75

V. Troicki (SRB) d K. Anderson (RSA) 46 76(5) 75

J. Sousa (POR) d P. Cuevas (URU) 63 30 ret. (left knee)

Dominic Thiem of Austria in action against Gerald Melzer of Austria during their first round match of the Erste Bank Open ATP tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, 25 October 2016. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

Doubles – First Round

S. Johnson (USA) / P. Petzschner (GER) d S. Gonzalez (MEX) / A. Qureshi (PAK) 67(6) 62 12-10

SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2016

CENTRE COURT start 1:00 pm

S. Robert (FRA) vs P. Kohlschreiber (GER)

J. Isner (USA) vs F. Lopez (ESP)

Not Before 4:30 pm

[1] A. Murray (GBR) vs M. Klizan (SVK)

Not Before 7:00 pm

[WC] K. Khachanov (RUS) vs [Q] N. Basilashvili (GEO)

[WC] D. Novak (AUT) / D. Thiem (AUT) vs [2] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA)

COURT B start 12:00 noon

M. Pavic (CRO) / A. Peya (AUT) vs [Q] G. Duran (ARG) / M. Fyrstenberg (POL)

F. Fognini (ITA) vs A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

P. Cuevas (URU) / V. Troicki (SRB) vs R. Bopanna (IND) / D. Nestor (CAN)

[8] I. Karlovic (CRO) vs [Q] D. Dzumhur (BIH)

After Suitable Rest – [3] F. Lopez (ESP) / M. Lopez (ESP) vs [WC] J. Knowle (AUT) / J. Melzer (AUT)

After Suitable Rest – [1] J. Murray (GBR) / B. Soares (BRA) vs J. Isner (USA) / S. Lipsky (USA)

David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot against Kyle Edmund of Britain during their first round match of the Erste Bank Open ATP tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, 25 October 2016. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

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