Brisbane Open: Lajovic beats Cazaux in first round

Serb lucky loser Dusan Lajovic reached the second round of the Brisbane Open by defeating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4, 6-4 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Lajovic, ranked No 81, will play Jakub Mensik next.

Brisbane ATP 250, other first-round results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

• Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Gael Monfils
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Nick Kyrgios
• Jakub Mensik beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Frances Tiafoe (4) beat Adam Walton (WC): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexei Popyrin (7): 6-3, 6-2
• Reilly Opelka beat Federico Agustin Gomez (Q): 7-5, 6-4
• Jiri Lehecka beat Holger Rune (3): 7-5, 6-3
• Grigor Dimitrov (2) beat Yannick Hanfmann (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Nicolas Jarry beat Mariano Navone: 7-5, 7-6 (7)
• Jordan Thompson (8) beat Matteo Berrettini: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-3, 6-4
• Alex Michelsen beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (10)
• Benjamin Bonzi (Q) beat Alejandro Tabilo (6): 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Aleksandar Vukic (WC) beat David Goffin: 6-2, 6-3

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