Dallas Open: Daniel advances thanks to late retirement by Lestienne

Japanese Taro Daniel moved into the second round of the Dallas Open when Frenchman Constant Lestienne retired on Monday night at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

Daniel, ranked No 62, led 4-6, 6-4, 5-0 when Lestienne, ranked No 104, pulled out at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Monday night.

The Japanese player will face second seed Tommy Paul next.

Dallas ATP 250, other first-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Dominik Koepfer vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jordan Thompson vs. Adam Neff
• Ethan Quinn vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Denis Kudla vs. Radu Albot
• Pedro Martinez vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Emilio Nava vs. Michael Mmoh
• Steve Johnson vs. Christopher Eubanks
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Marcos Giron
• James Duckworth vs. Zachary Svajda
• Tennys Sandgren vs. Alex Michelsen
• Mitchell Krueger vs. Max Purcell