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Leonardo Mayer, Nikola Cacic into 2nd round of Croatia Open

UMAG, Croatia (AP) - Serbian qualifier Nikola Cacic spoiled Aljaz Bedene's 27th birthday by beating the British player 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his maiden win on the ATP tour on Monday.

In the only other main-draw match, Leonardo Mayer of Argentina beat local wild card Nikola Mektic 7-5, 6-2. From 5-3 down in the first set, Mayer won 10 of the next 12 games.

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