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Andrey Rublev defeated last week's ATP Montpellier Champion Lucas Pouille in straight sets to maintain his perfect record in the first round matches this season. The Russian has played four tour events in 2018 and has managed to win the first round matches on all four occasions.
Like Rublev, Damir Dzumhur faced a last week's finalist (ATP Sofia) in his first-round match and did not allow his fatigued opponent, Marius Copil, to have a sniff at the match.
Damir Dzumhur has produced some exceptional results on indoor hard-courts in 2017. The Bosnian played 16 matches in these conditions winning 13 of them, including two consecutive title wins at ATP Moscow and ATP St.Peterburg. He eventually ran out of gas and ended his run of 11 straight wins (IH) against Tsonga at ATP Vienna (7-6 6-7 1-6), which also happened to be his final match of 2017.
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