European Open: Fifth seed Evans through to second round

Fifth seed Daniel Evans defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-4 to move into the second round of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Monday evening.

Evans, ranked No 26, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Constant Lestienne and Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong next.

Antwerp ATP 250, other first-round matches

• Manuel Guinard vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Marcos Giron vs. Sebastian Korda
• Michael Geerts vs. Dominic Thiem
• Gilles Arnaud Bailly vs. David Goffin
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Dominic Stricker
• Luca Van Assche vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Constant Lestienne vs. Jesper De Jong
• Tim van Rijthoven vs. Jaume Munar
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Richard Gasquet
• Jack Draper beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-1, 6-2

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