Age35
CountrySpain
Residence Nules, Castellon, Spain
Turned Pro2004
2016 Earnings$198,038
Also, Sijsling beat De Schepper, 7-5, 6-2, and Munoz de la Nava defeated Berrer, 6-3, 6-3.
Melzer, the formerly eighth-ranked Austrian, entered on a wild card and will face Nicolas Almagro of Spain next.
The top-seeded Canadian gets defeated in the first round 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
The world No. 2 faced two tiebreaks in his three-set win.
The world No. 2 dispatched Jarkko Nieminen in just under an hour to reach the Istanbul quarterfinals.
