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 | | Kevin Anderson has started his performance convincingly in Acapulco24.02.2015 |
The last-year finalist Kevin Anderson started with a victory in the men's tennis tournament on hard courts in Acapulco (Mexico) with a prize pool of 1.4 million dollars. Number 15 in the world rankings defeated Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-1, 6-2 in 53 minutes. He didn't allow any opportunity for a breakthrough in the game. Last year in a dispute over the title of Anderson lost the first rocket of Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
In the next round, Anderson will play with the winner of the match between Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Steve Johnson (United States).
'It was a very good match for me, I played great.', said the South African.
No 5 in the tournament Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) removed Samuel Groth (Australia) from the tournament with 6:3, 4:6, 6:0 for 1:24 hours.
the 26-year-old Dolgopolov was a Semifinalist last year, when the race was on the Red courts. For him it is not a fourth victory of the year. Dolgopolov will play in the second round with the winner of the match between Robin Haaze (Netherlands) and Andreas Haider-Maurer (Austria). Marinko Matosevic (Australia) have over Marcel Granojers (Spain) 6-4, 6-2 while no.7 Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) won against Austin Krajicek (United States) 7: 6 (8), 6-1.
The eighth-placed Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat compatriot Tobias Kamke with 7:6 (4), 6-2.
The Serbian Dusan Lajovic won against Kokinakis Tanasi (Australia) with 6:4, 7:6 (4)
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