Wimbledon junior champion Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand led South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers by a set and 4-1 but then fell 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-4 in a battle that stretched to two hours 40 minutes.
■BRAZIL OPEN
AP, COSTA DO SAUIPE, BRAZIL
Second-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain has opened his clay-court season with a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over German Simon Greul on the first day of the Brazil Open.
Fellow Spaniard Daniel Jimeno-Traver also reached the second round on Monday, beating Spanish countryman Santiago Ventura 7-6 (7), 6-1. In the day’s other match, wild card Ricardo Mello of Brazil beat Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 7-5.
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