THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LYON, France -- French wild-card entry Josselin Ouanna rallied to beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an upset first-round win at the Lyon Grand Prix on Monday.
Ouanna, ranked 182nd and more accustomed to playing in challenger and other lower-tier events, secured his first career win on the ATP Tour by converting three of his four break point chances on Ljubicic's normally reliable serve at the indoor arena.
Ouanna lost all three of his previous first-round matches this year, all of them on clay, without taking even a set.
He lost twice to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina -- at Kitzbuhel, Austria and at the French Open -- and once to Marin Cilic in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Ljubicic, who reached a career-high ranking of third in May 2006, is currently 46th.
Fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain was scheduled to play Michael Llodra of France later Monday. Former French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero was to meet big-serving American Sam Querrey.
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