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Defending champion Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil beat Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-2, 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Movistar Open, the first clay-court tournament of the ATP season.
Bellucci converted five break-point opportunities and looked impressive while improving to 38-24 in his career on clay.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain beat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, and Igor Andreev of Russia edged Eduardo Schwank of Argentina 6-3, 7-6 (4). Spain's Pablo Andujar also advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Peter Luczak of Australia.
In other first-round matches, Brazil's Ricardo Mello outlasted Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), and Tommy Robredo of Spain defeated Frederico Gil of Portugal 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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