ATP Auckland: Altmaier sets up Auger-Aliassime clash in second round

Germany’s Daniel Altmaier reached the second round of the Auckland Open by defeating American Marcos Giron 7-6 (5), 6-2 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Monday.

Altmaier, ranked No 56, will face No 4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, next.

Auckland ATP 250, other first-round matches (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 739,945):

• Arthur Fils vs. Richard Gasquet
• Kiranpal Pannu vs. Max Purcell
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Sebastian Ofner
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
• Fabian Marozsan vs. Gael Monfils
• Alex Michelsen vs. Nuno Borges
• Christopher Eubanks vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Alexandre Muller vs. Benjamin Bonzi
• Borna Gojo vs. Alejandro Tabilo
• J.J. Wolf vs. Luca Van Assche
• Aleksandar Vukic vs. Taro Daniel

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