JOHANNESBURG(AP) South African wild cards Rick de Voest and Raven Klaasen won first-round matches Monday at the SA Tennis Open, a tournament returning to the ATP Tour after 13 years.
De Voest beat sixth-seeded Ivan Navarro of Spain 6-3, 6-4, and Klassen defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 6-3, 7-5.
Leonardo Mayer downed Sergio Roitman 6-2, 6-4 in a match between Argentines, and Simon Greul of Germany defeated Victor Crivoi of Romania 6-2, 6-4.