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ATP Apia International Sydney: Defending champion Bernard Tomic cruises into round two

Bernard Tomic eased into the second round of the Sydney International with a 6-3 6-0 win over Marcel Granollers.

Last Updated: 07/01/14 10:01am

Bernard Tomic: Through to the second round after thrashing Marcel Granollers
Bernard Tomic: Through to the second round after thrashing Marcel Granollers

The 21-year-old Australian, who took the title in 2013 but is unseeded for this year's event, dispatched his Spanish opponent in under an hour.

Granollers did manage to fashion eight break-point opportunities but Tomic saved seven of them while breaking his opponent's serve on five occasions.

Elsewhere in Sydney, Seventh seed Marin Cilic battled his way into round two with a 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory over German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.

Nicolas Mahut will face top seed Juan Martin del Potro in the second round after the Frenchman edged America's Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7-2) 7-5.

Home hope Marinko Matosevic progressed after a 6-2 4-6 6-3 win over Florian Mayer, but fellow Australian Samuel Groth was beaten 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 by Radek Stepanek.

There were also first-round victories for Alexandr Dolgopolov, Albert Ramos, Blaz Kavcic and Sergiy Stakhovsky on Tuesday.

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