MONTE CARLO, Monaco, April 15 (UPI) -- Fabio Fognini and Roberto Bautista-Agut posted upset wins Monday in first-round play of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters tennis tournament.
Bautista-Agut took out 11th-seeded Gilles Simon, a semifinalist at this event a year ago, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) despite winning less than half of the points on serve. Simon managed six breaks but Bautista-Agut converted seven of his 10 break opportunities. He won 58 percent of the points off Simon's serve.