Ebden out in first round of ATP Citi Open
Matthew Ebden has bowed out of the ATP Tour's Citi Open in the first round after a straight-sets loss to American qualifier Tim Smyczek.
World No.116 Ebden had his chances against the world No.281 Smyczek but could only convert two out of seven break points in the 6-4 6-4 defeat.
Ebden's fellow Australian Marc Polmans faces Tunisian journeyman Malek Jaziri in Monday's final match.
Nick Kyrgios will begin his singles campaign against American qualifier Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, with countrymen Bernard Tomic, Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson also in action on Tuesday.
Fresh off his title success at the Atlanta Open, tournament 12th seed Alex de Minaur has a first-round bye.
In other first-round matches on Monday, former world No.5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, defeated Brayden Schnur 6-4 7-6 (7-2) while American wildcard Bjorn Fratangelo overcame veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4 6-7 (14-16) 7-6 (7-5).
Others to advance to the second round on the opening day of main draw action included Adrian Mannarino, Alexander Bublik and Tommy Paul.
