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Former Champions Win Rotterdam Opener

Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau began their campaign for a second title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez on Tuesday. The 2015 champions converted all three break point opportunities they created against the Spaniards, with a 74 per cent success rate on serve. The Dutch-Romanian duo next faces the Dutch wild card team of Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop, who beat compatriots Jasper Smit and Jesse Timmermans 6-2, 6-4. Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic survived a huge first-round test to beat local favourites Sander Arends and Thiemo de Bakker 6-4, 1-6, 11-9. Undefeated in 2018 with three tournament wins, the second seeds were taken all the...

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