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Federico Delbonis and Jaume Munar claimed victory in their first outing together in 2021 following a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Joao Sousa and Pedro Sousa at the Chile Dove Men + Care Open.
The Argentine-Spanish duo created more chances and converted three of their eight break opportunities to advance against Sousa and Sousa.
Delbonis and Munar have found themselves on opposite sides of the net most often, with the most recent of their five (all skill levels) clashes taking place at the Western & Southern Open in New York City last year.
The Spaniard has a 3-1 lead over Delbonis in their ATP Head2Head singles clash. But in doubles, the duo hope to share the wealth while waiting for third seed winner Marcelo Demoliner and Santiago Gonzalez and Delray Beach champions Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar.
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Cabal / Farah leads the way in Doha
Also in action on Monday, seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah quickly worked against wildcards Malek Jaziri and Mubarak Shannan Zayid at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.
The Colombians combined for four aces and remained solid on serve, saving all four break points they faced en route to a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 59 minutes.
Cabal and Farah, who together own two Grand Slam tournaments after winning Wimbledon and US Open titles in 2019, have been chasing their first title of any kind ever since. The pair bonded in their first event of the year, falling to Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares at the Great Ocean Road Open.
Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald won the surprise of the day, beating third favorites Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek in a fierce battle of 6-3, 6-7 (2), 11-9.
Second Seeds survive in Marseille
British duo Luke Bambridge and Dominic Inglot faced Frenchmen Benjamin Bonzi and Antoine Hoang in the first round of the Open 13 Provence. Bonzi and Hoang saved three match points, but couldn’t hold back Bambridge and Inglot as the second seed sealed the victory 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 10-8.
Elsewhere, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, three-time Marseille singles champion, hit the doubles court alongside Albano Olivetti. The pair fell to the all-Dutch side of Sander Arends and David Pel 6-4, 6-4 in the first round. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Marc Lopez also advanced with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over fourth seeded Divij Sharan and Igor Zelanay 6-4, 6-2.
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