No.2-seed Cuevas out of Argentina ATP Open

Alexandr Dolgopolov has knocked Pablo Cuevas out of the Argentina tennis open, winning their second round match in straight sets.

Second seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay has been knocked out of the Argentina Open second round. (AAP)

Second-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out of the Argentina Open tennis tournament on Thursday, losing his second round match against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3 7-6 (7-4).

Dolgopolov won their only previous tour-level meeting in 2014 in Buenos Aires, and Cuevas had reached the quarter-finals in the past two years.

No.3-seeded David Ferrer of Spain was also eliminated in the second round, losing to Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-4 6-2. Ferrer won three straight Buenos Aires titles from 2012-14.

Top-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan reached the quarter-finals with a victory on Wednesday.