Tomic, Bedene dumped out in Valencia Open

Tomic was even a break up early in the second set before the world number 33 fought back and just one break of serve was enough in the decider to set up a quarter-final meeting with Portugal's Joao Sousa or Frenchman Benoit Paire.

Published : Oct 28, 2015 22:19 IST , Valencia

Bernard Tomic.
Bernard Tomic.
lightbox-info

Bernard Tomic.

Australian number three seed Bernard Tomic blew a one set lead against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas as he exited the Valencia Open 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday.

Tomic was even a break up early in the second set before the world number 33 fought back and just one break of serve was enough in the decider to set up a quarter-final meeting with Portugal's Joao Sousa or Frenchman Benoit Paire.

Britain's Aljaz Bedene is also out after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Canadian Vasek Pospisil.

American Steve Johnson will face second seed Feliciano Lopez in the second round after defeating Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4.

Top seed and three-time champion David Ferrer isn't in action until Thursday when he faces German qualifier Daniel Brands.

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment