Feliciano Lopez battles through to Barcelona Open third round

Feliciano Lopez has battled into the third round of the Barcelona Open with a three-set victory over Marsel Ilhan.

Fifth seed Lopez was dominant during the opening set as he powered into a 4-1 lead before closing it out 6-2 with just 24 minutes on the clock.

Ilhan, who defeated Great Britain's James Ward in the first round, fought back in the second, with two breaks seeing him take it 7-5.

Both men exchanged breaks at the start of the decider before Lopez saved a match point at 4-5 down. The final set eventually came down to a tie-break, and it was the Spaniard who came through 6-2 5-7 7-6(5) to book his place in the next round.