Top seeds Paire and Bellucci out of Brazil Open
Posted February 25, 2016 6:00 am
SAO PAULO (AP) - The top-seeded Benoit Paire of France and No. 2 Thomaz Bellucci lost in the second round of the Brazil Open on Thursday.
Paire fell to Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.
Home crowd favorite Bellucci was ousted by Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Meanwhile, No. 3 and defending champion Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay reached the quarterfinals when he beat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-3, 7-5.
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