Hall of Fame Open: Opelka returns and wins first ATP level match in two years
Teh former world No 17 will play top seed Adrian Mannarino in the next round
American wildcard Reilly Opelka reached the second round of the Hall of Fame Open by edging out Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (2) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Monday.
The American, a former world No 17, has been on the sidelines for most of the past two years and this was his first ATP level win since August 2022.
Opelka will face top seed Adrian Mannarino next.
Newport ATP 250, other first-round matches (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 661,585):
- Aleksandar Vukic (6) beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong: 6-1, 6-2
- Maxime Cressy beat Radu Albot: 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4)
- Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Harold Mayot: 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Emilio Nava
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alex Bolt
- Eliot Spizzirri vs. Li Tu
- Ethan Quinn vs. Marc Polmans
- Billy Harris vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Zachary Svajda vs. Benoit Paire
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