VIENNA, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Jurgen Melzer picked up a straight-set victory Thursday at the Erste Bank Open tennis tournament in Vienna.
Melzer, seeded third, defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 6-1 in a second-round match. He converted the only break-point opportunity of the first set to get the lead and fought off five break-point chances for Garcia-Lopez in advancing.