Argentina Open 2017: Monday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

While marquee players such as Kei Nishikori, David Ferrer and Pablo Cuevas are patiently waiting their turn to take the court, there was plenty of thrilling early action at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday.Qualifying matches made up most of the schedule, but Federico Delbonis and Leonardo Mayer punched their tickets to the Round of 16 with victorious efforts. Here is a look at their results, as well as the full Monday scoreboard and Tuesday schedule.Monday ScoresMonday's scores are courtesy of the ATP World Tour's official website:Tuesday ScheduleThe Tuesday schedule is courtesy of the ATP World Tour's official website, while the Eastern timing is per ESPN.com:Notable Monday ResultsFederico Delbonis defeats Stephane Robert; 6-3, 6-1Delbonis' victory over Stephane Robert was never much in doubt, as he cruised to the straight-sets win.He advanced largely because of the serving difference. According to the ATP World Tour's official website, Robert had five double-faults to Delbonis' zero. What's more, the victor landed 78 percent of his first serves incompared to a measly 44 percent for Robertand won 74 percent of his first-service points.Delbonis also capitalized on four of his eight break points, which was more than enough with the type of service control he demonstrated throughout the match.He will play the winner of Horacio Zeballos and Joao Sousa in the Round of 16. If he dictates that match with his serve the same way he did Monday's, Delbonis will challenge for a spot in the last eight, where dreams of a title become more realistic.Leonardo Mayer defeats Gastao Elias; 4-6, 6-4, 6-4Unlike Delbonis' win, Mayer's was a nail-biter throughout. Gastao Elias won a back-and-forth first set but wasn't able to take advantage of his lead, losing the next two.ATP World Tour's official website highlighted just how close the match was, as Mayer won 82 percent of his first-service points compared to 81 percent for Elias. What's more, they each won 50 percent of their second-service points.Mayer won three of the seven break points he earned, while Elias was just two-of-five. Mayer's ability to create slightly more opportunities down the stretch proved to be the difference.He will play the winner of Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Guido Pella in the Round of 16 and at least knows he's battle-tested after Monday's thrilling showdown.
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