Fernando Verdasco books his place in the second round of BB&T Atlanta Open

03 August 2016 01:53

Fifth seed Fernando Verdasco booked his place in the second round of the BB&T Atlanta Open with a straight sets win over Dusan Lajovic.

The Spaniard saw off his Serbian opponent 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 to set up a meeting with Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the next round.

Benneteau beat Australian John Patrick Smith 6-4 6-2 while Taylor Fritz was too strong for his American compatriot Austin Smith, winning 6-2 6-2.

There were also wins for Tobias Kamke, Bjorn Fratangelo, Yoshihito Nishioka and Ho racio Zeballos.

Source: PA