Lajovic in second round at Valencia Open

VALENCIA - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic reached the second round at the Valencia Open 500, after defeating Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) on Tuesday.

Lajovic, who is currently 67th in the ATP rankings, will play the winner of the match between Spain's Pablo Andujar and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in his bid for the quarterfinals.

The prize fund totals EUR 2.2 million.

Photo Tanjug, J. Pap (archive)