LISBON, Portugal — Pablo Carreno-Busta of Spain upset fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau in the first round of the Portugal Open on Tuesday, beating the Frenchman 6-3, 6-4.
In the women’s event, top-seeded Marion Bartoli also exited the tournament. After a disastrous start in her first-round match, the Frenchwoman fought back against Peng Shuai to win the second set before losing the match 6-0, 1-6, 6-4.
Third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia went through with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Israel’s Shahar Peer.
