Bucharest Open: Fonseca makes second round, defeats Sonego

Brazilian wildcard Joao Fonseca won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to reach the second round of the Bucharest Open at the National Tennis Centre on Tuesday night.

Fonseca, ranked No 276, will play the winner of the match between qualifier Radu Albot and American Aleksandar Kovacevic next.

Bucharest ATP 250, other first-round results (National Tennis Centre, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Gregoire Barrere vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• David Goffin vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Nuno Borges vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Carlos Taberner vs. Pedro Martinez
• Corentin Moutet vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Radu Albot vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic: tuesday
• Valentin Vacherot vs. Marton Fucsovics: tuesday
• Federico Coria beat Benjamin Bonzi (LL): 6-4, 6-2
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Hugo Gaston: 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5
• Mariano Navone (5) beat Luciano Darderi: 6-2, 6-3
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Luca Nardi: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2)