Almagro, Del Potro among early winners in Melbourne

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01/15/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Almagro and Juan Martin Del Potro were among the first-round winners of the 2012 Australian open on Monday.

Almagro, the tournament's 10th seed, overcame a first-set defeat to take a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Poland's Lukasz Kubot. The Spaniard reeled off 15 aces to advance, while Kubot managed 16 double faults and 60 unforced errors in defeat.

Del Potro also battled back from an early setback to move on in Melbourne, recording a 2-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 decision over Adrian Mannarino. The 11th-seeded Argentinean converted on 6-of-8 break opportunities against France's Mannarino en route to the second round.

Other matches with seeded players saw Kevin Anderson of South Africa, the 30th seed, roll past Denmark's Frederik Nielsen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted under two hours, and 18th-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who defeated Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

Also moving on Monday was Spain's Pere Riba, who took down fellow countryman Albert Montanes 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Additionally, Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia downed Great Britain's James Ward 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, and Italy's Flavio Cipolla outlasted Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

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