SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Seeded players Denis Istomin and Lleyton Hewitt advanced in straight sets Monday during first-round play at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
Istomin, seeded fifth, saved both break points he faced in defeating Roman Borvanov 6-3, 7-5. Istomin won 77 percent of the points in his 10 service games and used three service breaks to advance.