Tomic, Kokkinakis advance in Brisbane; Verdasco prevails in Qatar; Coric wins in Chennai
Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, Brisbane, Australia
First-round results:
Bernard Tomic defeats Sam Querrey 7-5, 7-6(5)
James Duckworth defeats (6) Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-2
Thanasi Kokkinakis defeats (8) Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-3
Jeremy Chardy defeats Andrey Golubev 6-4, 6-4
*****
Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar
First-round results:
Fernando Verdasco defeats Teymuraz Gabashvili 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
(7) Ivo Karlovic defeats Lukas Rosol 7-6(4), 6-3
Simone Bolelli defeats Benjamin Becker 6-3, 7-6(2)
(6) Richard Gasquet defeats Pablo Andujar 6-3, 7-5
*****
Aircel Chennai Open, Chennai, India
First-round results:
Borna Coric defeats Robin Haase 6-2, 6-2
(8) Gilles Muller defeats Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-7(11), 6-1, 7-6(3)
Andreas Haider-Maurer defeats (7) Marcel Granollers 3-6, 7-6(6), 2-0 ret.
