European Open: Goffin moves into second round, struggling against teenager Bailly
David Goffin edged out Gilles Arnaud Bailly 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday evening and will play No 3 seed Diego Schwartzman in the next round
David Goffin | © Icon SMI/:Panoramic
David Goffin edged out wildcard Gilles Arnaud Bailly 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, aged 17, to advance to the second round of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Tuesday evening.
Goffin, ranked No 58, will face No 3 seed Diego Schwartzman next.
Antwerp ATP 250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Michael Geerts vs. Dominic Thiem : Wednesday in Antwerp
- Marcos Giron vs. Sebastian Korda : Wednesday in Antwerp
- Manuel Guinard vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux : Wednesday in Antwerp
- Francisco Cerundolo (6) beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Dominic Stricker (Q) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (7): 6-2, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (8) beat Luca Van Assche (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Constant Lestienne beat Jesper De Jong (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Jaume Munar beat Tim van Rijthoven (Q): 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Richard Gasquet beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Daniel Evans (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 6-4
- Jack Draper beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-1, 6-2
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