BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Seeded players Feliciano Lopez and Jeremy Chardy claimed straight-set, first-round wins Tuesday at the Brisbane International tennis tournament.
Lopez, the No. 6 seed, defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 6-4 behind a 13-ace attack. Lopez claimed the early lead by taking the only break of the first set. He lost both break points he faced in the second set but answered with three breaks of his own to advance.