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Darcis, Mannarino Advance In Antalya

Steve Darcis became the first main draw winner on Sunday at the inaugural Antalya Open, moving into the second round over Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4. The Belgian needed only a break of serve in the first and third sets to advance in two hours and 20 minutes. Next up for Darcis is third seed Fernando Verdasco. [ALSO LIKE] Adrian Mannarino scored the first upset of the tournament with a 7-5, 6-4 win over seventh seed and #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric. The Frenchman will play Egyptian qualifier Mohamed Safwat or Turkish wild card Cem Ilkel in the second round. Safwat, Matthew Ebden of Australia, Kamil Majchrzak of Poland and Ramkumar Ramanathan all won their final-round qualifying matches on Sunday. Ebden...

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Djokovic Headlines Eastbourne; Thiem Highlights Antalya

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ANTALYA Two for Turkey: The inaugural Antalya Open begins on Sunday and is the second ATP World Tour 250 event to be held in Turkey. The third-annual TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open was won by Marin Cilic on 7 May. Antalya is being held on grass courts, while Istanbul was played on clay. Thiem is Top Seed: World No. 8 Dominic Thiem is the No. 1 seed and leads the tour with 10 quarter-finals or better in 2017. The 23-year-old Austrian enjoyed his eighth title at Rio de Janeiro, second Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros and first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final at Madrid. He owns wins this season over No. 1 Andy...

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