BB&T Atlanta Open 2015: Tuesday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule

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Published: July 29, 2015

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Four days are down in Georgia as the BB&T Atlanta Open continued its first round of play Tuesday with 10 matches.

Former Top 10 player Mardy Fish is finishing his career this summer, while some of the best finishers from last week's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships tried to replicate another solid outing. 

Continue below for Tuesday's results and the Atlanta Open's upcoming matches:





Dudi Sela def. Mardy Fish Fish's farewell tour has not gotten off to a great start. 

The two-time Atlanta Open winner was bounced out of the first round in straight sets by 2014 finalist Dudi Sela, 6-4, 6-4. Sela spoke with USTA South Carolina's Jonathan Braden:



Fish announced earlier in the month that the Atlanta Open is the first of three final tournaments he will be competing in, ending with the U.S. Open, which begins August 31. 

Once ranked seventh in the world, Fish has only participated in one other competitive tournament this year. 

In an evenly matched affair, though, Fish was unable to win a set, Sela used his consistency on the first set to put Fish away. Going 72 percent on the match, Sela won 12 of his first 16 points to set the tone and put the pressure on Fish. 

Fish is not quite done in Atlanta yet. He is teaming up with Andy Roddick, who is coming out of retirement to compete in the doubles tournament. 

Sam Groth def. Frances Tiafoe Francis Tiafoe had quite the task laid ahead of him. The 17-year-old entered the tournament thanks to a wild card ranked at 274th in the world, according to Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

He was handled by the 62nd-ranked player in the world, Sam Groth, in straight sets, though Tiafoe did put up a fight. 

Tiafoe managed to save four of six break points for the match and limited Groth to jus...
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