Dima Battles Through To The Second Round

Dmitry Tursunov was able to fend off Fabio Fognini in his Eastbourne debut. He defeated the Italian 6-3 4-6 6-4 in a not quite two-hour match. Tursunov is not having the greatest season this year. His best showings this year are in the round of 16 in Marseille and Halle.

In the next round, he will meet British qualifier Alex Bogdanovic. Tursunov leads their head-to-head 1-0. Their only meeting was at the Queen’s Club in 2006. It would be nice to see the Russian put a string of matches together for a run in Eastbourne.

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