Age38
CountryArgentina
Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina
Turned Pro2000
2016 Earnings$213,784
The top seed will play Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in the next round.
In another first-round match, Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine beat Janko Tipsarevic.
The Italian beat Gastao Elias, 6-3, 6-3.
Fognini is the only seeded player remaining after the 2013 finalist rallied to defeat Dzumhur, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The Frenchman needed just 44 minutes to complete the victory, winning 94 percent of his first-serve points.