Jerzy Janowicz and Albert Ramos-Vinolas won at the Hamburg Open
Tuesday 28 July 2015 15:45, UK
Jerzy Janowicz and Albert Ramos-Vinolas are the highest profile players to win their first-round matches at the Hamburg Open on Monday.
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World No 51 Janowicz, the big-serving Pole, defeated Taro Daniel 6-4 6-3 to safely secure his passage into the next round.
Ramos-Vinolas, four places lower on the ATP's rankings, edged Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 in an all-Spanish contest.
Almagro had a a set point in the second set but went down 7-3 in the tie-break.
Florian Mayer, playing on home soil, recovered from a set down to defeat Albert Montanes 4-6 6-2 6-2 while Lucas Pouille defeated Inigo Cervantes-Huegun 7-6 6-4.
Rafael Nadal is the top-seeded player in the tournament and will open his campaign against Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday although he slipped to a doubles match defeat on Monday.
In Nadal's first event since he lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Dustin Brown, he teamed with Spanish compatriot Jaume Munar but fell 6-4 6-2 to Italian pair Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli.
Watch the Hamburg Open on Tuesday on Sky Sports 3 HD at 10.30am.
