Cordoba Open: Sousa moves into second round

Portuguese João Sousa moved into the second round of the Cordoba Open by edging out Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes on Wednesday evening.

Sousa, ranked No 162, will face Chilean Cristian Garin next.

Cordoba ATP250, other first-round results (Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Hugo Dellien vs. Pedro Cachin
• Facundo Bagnis vs. Marco Cecchinato
• Guido Pella (WC) beat Andrea Vavassori (Q): 6-2, 6-2
• Federico Delbonis (Q) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Cristian Garin beat Pedro Martinez (7): 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-0
• Tomas Barrios Vera (WC) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Federico Coria (6) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2
• Luciano Darderi beat Hugo Gaston: 6-4, 6-3
• Juan Manuel Cerundolo (WC) beat Pablo Andujar: 6-4, 1-0 ret.
• Dusan Lajovic beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles (8) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5