Generali Open: Qualifier Andreozzi into second round, to meet top seed Etcheverry
The Argentine qualifier defeated Filip Misolic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of Kitzbuhel
Guido Andreozzi at Roland Garros 2018
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Argentinian qualifier Guido Andreozzi advanced to the second round of the Generali Open by defeating Austrian wildcard Filip Misolic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Monday.
Andreozzi, ranked No 240 in the world, won his first ATP level match of the season with this win. He will play top seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry next.
Misolic had advanced to the 2022 Kitzbuhel final in his ATP Tour debut as a 20-year-old wildcard ranked 205th.
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Qualifier @guidoandreozzi digs deep to defeat last year's finalist Misolic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 and will now face top seed Etcheverry in round two! #GeneraliOpen pic.twitter.com/IJncs0QrWU
Kitzbuhel ATP250, other first-round matches (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562,815):
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-1, 7-5
- Alex Molcan beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Marco Cecchinato: 6-2, 6-2
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Facundo Bagnis vs. Dominic Thiem
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Zhizhen Zhang
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Dennis Novak
- Laslo Djere vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Guido Pella vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Hamad Medjedovic vs. Sebastian Baez
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