The first round of the main draw in more detail:
L128: Kyle Edmund WR 87 (CH = 82 last month) vs Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 55 (CH = 35 last April)
The above match will be their first encounter at Tour level.
L128: (WC) Roberto Carballes (ESP) WR 114 (CH = 106 last month) vs Aljaz Bedene WR 57 (CH = 45 last November)
Carballes beat Aljaz by 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(5) on clay in the quarter-final of the Kenitra Challenger in 2014.
L128: BYE vs (2) Andy Murray WR 2
For the record:
QR1: James Ward WR 182 (CH = 89 last July) defeated (q4) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 97 (= CH) by 3-6 6-0 6-3
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And it's the pesky "Frat boy" in the next round:
QR2: James Ward WR 182 vs Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) WR 134 (CH = 106 last August)
Frat boy caused another upset, taking out the q18, ERV (WR 138/35 in November 2014), in three sets. He & James have not played one another before.