Lopez progresses in Montpellier

Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez led a trio of seeds through to the second round of the Sud de France Open in Montpellier with a straight-sets win over Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn.

Fifth seed Lopez took one hour and 37 minutes to dispatch his opponent 6-4 7-6 (9-7), while seventh seed Philipp Kohlschreiber and eighth seed Jarkko Nieminen scored win over Olivier Rochus and Maxime Teixeira respectively.