Banja Luka Open: Popyrin upsets fifth seed Griekspoor in round one

Australian Alexei Popyrin moved into the second round of the Banja Luka Open by winning against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 5 seed, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) at the Tennis Klub Mladost on Monday.

Popyrin, ranked No 81, will face the winner of the match between Slovak Alex Molcan and Japanese Taro Daniel next.

Banja Luka ATP250, other first-round results (Tennis Klub Mladost, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Hugo Gaston
• Roman Safiullin vs. Laslo Djere
• Gael Monfils vs. Jiri Lehecka
• Hamad Medjedovic vs. Gregoire Barrere
• Alex Molcan vs. Taro Daniel
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Filip Krajinovic
• Luca Van Assche vs. Stan Wawrinka