European Open: Mpetshi Perricard moves into second round
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard edged out Roberto Carballes Baena 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. He’ll face Belgian wildcard David Goffin in the next round
French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard moved into the second round of the European Open by edging out Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 6 seed, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Tuesday.
Mpetshi Perricard, ranked No 226, will play Belgian wildcard David Goffin next.
Antwerp ATP250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):
- Nuno Borges vs. Dominik Koepfer
- Dominic Stricker vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Luca Nardi vs. Dominic Thiem
- Alexander Blockx vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Richard Gasquet vs. Maximilian Marterer
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alexander Shevchenko: tuesday
- David Goffin beat Quentin Halys: 6-4, 6-1
- Hugo Gaston beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Mark Lajal (WC) beat Jaume Munar: 6-3, 6-4
- Gregoire Barrere beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-1, 7-6 (5)
