UMAG, Croatia, July 14 (UPI) -- Filippo Volandri, unseeded but looking for a third trip to the Croatia Open finals, recorded a first-round victory Monday in kicking off the tournament.
Volandri advanced to the tournament title match in both 2003 and 2004 and took a step back in that direction with a solid 6-1, 6-4 win over Flavio Cipolla during the first day of the clay-court tournament.