Not a good time for Jurgen Melzer that is struggling to find the tennis that made him break into the top 10. Seeded no.5 he lost to world no.93 Joao Sousa 6-4 6-3 in 83 minutes.
Jurgen Melzer has recently lost 22 positions to be ranked world no.49.
Today seed no.2 Rafael Nadal will play against the Argentine qualifier Diego Sebastian Schwartzman to try to win his second consecutive tournament on clay.
Seed no.1 David Ferrer will play his compatriot Albert Ramos.
