Glasspool/Heliovaara Beat Tsitsipas Brothers In Rotterdam

Fourth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara made a fast start at the ABN AMRO Open with a straight-sets win against wild cards Petros Tsitsipas and Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday. The British-Finnish pairing converted on three of four break points in the 6-3, 6-4 victory, winning 86 per cent of their first-serve points in a comfortable outing.

Through to the quarter-finals, Glasspool/Heliovaara are seeking their fourth title as a team and their second of 2023 after a triumph at the Adelaide International 1 last month. The duo is 8-1 on the young season.

Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen were also victorious on Day 1 in Rotterdam, earning a 6-3, 5-7, 10-3 win against Dutchmen Tallon Griekspoor and Botic van de Zandschulp at the ATP 500.

Defending Champs Arevalo/Rojer Advance In Delray Beach
Top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Marcelo Arevalo defeated Americans Brandon Holt and Jackson Withrow 6-3, 7-5 on Monday in the opening round of the Delray Beach Open. The Salvadoran-Dutch duo won four titles in 2022, including at Roland Garros and Delray Beach. They have already claimed another this season at the Adelaide International 2.

Robert Galloway and John-Patrick Smith also advanced at the ATP 250 with a 6-4, 7-6(6) win against Americans Mackenzie McDonald and Ben Shelton.

Buenos Aires Action
Francisco Cabral and Nikola Cacic moved on to the quarter-finals at the Argentina Open with a 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-4 victory against Tomislav Brkic and Gonzalo Escobar.

In Monday's other doubles match at the ATP 250, Argentines Sebastian Baez and Facundo Bagnis defeated the wild card duo of Diego Schwartzman and Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-4.