Brisbane Open: Lehecka upsets Rune to reach second round

Jiri Lehecka won against Holger Rune 7-5, 6-3 on Monday night. He’ll play Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka in the next round

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Jiri Lehecka advanced to the second round of the Brisbane Open by winning against Dane Holger Rune, the No 3 seed, 7-5, 6-3 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Monday night.

Lehecka, ranked No 28, will play Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 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
  • Arthur Cazaux vs. Sebastian Korda
  • Jakub Mensik vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
  • Frances Tiafoe vs. Adam Walton
  • Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin
  • Federico Agustin Gomez vs. Reilly Opelka
  • 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 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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