Spanish top seed David Ferrer led the way at the Copa Claro in Buenos Aires on Thursday as he defeated David Nalbandian 2-6 6-4 6-0. The seeds had it all their own way, with five out of five safely through to the third round.
Ferrer’s compatriot and second seed Nicolas Almagro also progressed, seeing off Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 7-6(5) 6-2.
The Spanish contingent in the third round swelled to four as eighth seed Albert Ramos defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-3 7-6(3) and Tommy Robredo came past Diego Sebastian Schwartzmann 6-3 6-1.
Stanislas Wawrinka, ranked thid in the draw, was a 6-1 6-4 winner over Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Italian Fabio Fognini, seeded sixth, despatched Marco Trungelliti 7-5 6-2, while unseeded duo Julian Reister and Federico Del Bonis also won a place in the next stage.
