ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) Fifth-seeded Florian Mayer has reached the second round of the Zagreb Indoors after rallying to beat Croatian wild card Franco Skugor 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6).
The 38th-ranked German, fresh off reaching the semifinals in Sydney and quarterfinals in Brisbane, converted three of 15 break points.
Also Monday, 84th-ranked Ivan Dodig of Croatia beat Marcel Granollers, seeded sixth, 6-3, 6-2.
In the other first-round matches, Michael Berrer of Germany beat Nikola Mektic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1, and Lukas Lacko of Slovakia defeated Marsel Ilhan of Turkey 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
In Tuesday's doubles, top-seeded Marin Cilic will team up with former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, who will make a one-time return to ATP competition.