American Marcos Giron, the No 8 seed, emerged victorious against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp with a score of 6-4, 6-1 to progress to the second round of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Tuesday afternoon. Giron, currently ranked No 47, is set to face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and Belgian wildcard Alexander Blockx in the next round. Other first-round results from the Antwerp ATP 250 tournament at the Lotto Arena on a hard surface with a prize purse of EUR 690,135 are as follows (most recent results first):
– Gilles Arnaud Bailly vs. Daniel Altmaier
– Arthur Rinderknech vs. Alexander Blockx
– Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Zizou Bergs
– Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
– Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Luca Van Assche (Tuesday)
– Jiri Lehecka (5) defeated Jaume Munar with a score of 6-1, 6-4
– Hugo Gaston beat Alexey Vatutin (Q) with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
– Marton Fucsovics defeated Raphael Collignon (WC) with a score of 6-2, 6-0
– Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6) beat Richard Gasquet (WC) with a score of 7-6 (4), 6-4
– Mariano Navone (7) defeated Thiago Monteiro with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
– Roberto Carballes Baena beat Dominik Koepfer with a score of 6-4, 6-0
