Kohlschreiber, Bautista Agut cruise into Dubai second round

Kohlschreiber swatted aside French qualifier Gleb Sakharov 6-4 6-2 to set up a clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

(Reuters)

Bautista Agut, who claimed the Auckland Classic title last month, beat Florian Mayer 6-3 6-4. Up next for the third seed is Joao Sousa or Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

World number 43 Robin Haase overcame a mid-match blip to knock out qualifier Quentin Halys. The Dutchman prevailed 7-5 2-6 6-4 in two hours and 13 minutes and could run into Grigor Dimitrov next.

The top-seeded Bulgarian, who is making his first appearance in Dubai since 2011, takes on wildcard Malek Jaziri in his first round match on Tuesday.

Marcos Baghdatis, a finalist in his last visit to Dubai two years ago, overcame Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-2 to advance.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)