European Open: Munar advances to second round
Jaume Munar edged out Tim van Rijthoven 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between French qualifier Luca Van Assche and Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Jaume Munar, 2022 | © AF / Panoramic
Spaniard Jaume Munar edged out Dutch qualifier Tim van Rijthoven 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Tuesday.
Van Rijthoven lead 5-2 in the third set, serving once for the match, before finally losing.
Munar, ranked No 55, will play the winner of the match between French qualifier Luca Van Assche and Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 8 seed, next.
Antwerp ATP 250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Constant Lestienne beat Jesper De Jong (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Richard Gasquet beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Daniel Evans (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 6-4
- Jack Draper beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-1, 6-2
- Michael Geerts vs. Dominic Thiem
- Marcos Giron vs. Sebastian Korda
- Manuel Guinard vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux
- Gilles Arnaud Bailly vs. David Goffin
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Dominic Stricker
- Luca Van Assche vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
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