Ecuador Open: Horacio Zeballos makes early exit in Quito

Quito, February 7: Horacio Zeballos made an early exit at the Ecuador Open on a rain-hit Tuesday in Quito.

The Argentine fifth seed suffered a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) loss to Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the first round.

In the only other match completed on Tuesday (February 6), Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena beat Italian Federico Gaio 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in a battle of two qualifiers.

Yannick Hanfmann was serving for the first set when his clash against Roberto Quiroz was stopped, while Gerald Melzer and Marco Cecchinato had played one game.

Source: OPTA