Tomic wins Toronto opener

Toronto, ON – Promising Aussie Bernard Tomic was among Monday's opening-round winners at the Rogers Cup, the sixth of nine ATP Masters tournaments this year.

The 19-year-old Tomic held off left-handed German qualifier Michael Berrer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. Tomic is rewarded with a second-round match against reigning champion and two-time Rogers Cup titlist Novak Djokovic, who received an opening-round bye.

Meanwhile, France's Jeremy Chardy overcame disappointing American Donald Young 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 and Serbian Viktor Troicki handled struggling Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

Aussie lucky-loser Matthew Ebden came back to dismiss Canadian wild card Peter Polansky 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Day 1.

Also advancing Monday were Spaniard Pablo Andujar and Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla, who should have his hands full with Olympic gold medalist and Wimbledon runner-up Andy Murray in his next outing.

Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus and Canadian wild card Vasek Pospisil were winners during the night session. Baghdatis toppled Carlos Berlocq of Argentina, 6-4, 6-3, while Pospisil rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) triumph over Italian Andreas Seppi.

This week's top seed is the reigning champion Djokovic, who beat American Mardy Fish in last year's finale in Montreal, as this event alternates between Montreal and Toronto each year. Fish will open his week against Ebden.

The 2012 Rogers Cup field also features Murray and London Games bronze medalist and former U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro. Murray, like Djokovic, has captured this Canadian Masters event twice. Del Potro was the 2009 runner-up to Murray in Montreal.

Some other top names in Toronto are Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Czech slugger Tomas Berdych and 6-foot-9 American John Isner, who will meet Andujar in the round of 32.

The newest Rogers Cup champ will collect $522,550.