Florence Open: World No 126 Passaro makes second round

Italian wildcard Francesco Passaro reached the second round of the Florence Open by defeating Chinese lucky loser Zhizhen Zhang 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) at the Palazzo Wanny on Tuesday evening.

Passaro, ranked No 126, will face the winner of the match between Mackenzie McDonald and No 6 seed Jenson Brooksby next.

Florence ATP 250, other first-round results (Palazzo Wanny, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):

• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Jenson Brooksby : later in Florence
• Brandon Nakashima (8) beat Richard Gasquet: 6-2, 6-2
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 6-4
• Oscar Otte beat Marton Fucsovics: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Alexander Bublik (7) beat Cristian Garin: 7-5, 6-2
• Mikael Ymer (Q) beat Tim van Rijthoven (Q): 6-1, 6-2
• Corentin Moutet beat Flavio Cobolli (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Altug Celikbilek (Q) beat Giulio Zeppieri (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• J.J. Wolf beat Francesco Maestrelli (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-2, 6-1
• Aslan Karatsev (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 2-1 ret.