Generali Open: Another win for Thiem, who reaches second round against Shevchenko

Austrian Dominic Thiem defeated Russian lucky loser Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club on Tuesday evening. Thiem, ranked No 199, will face Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner next.

Kitzbühel ATP 250, other first-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Ofner beat Richard Gasquet: 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
• Yannick Hanfmann beat Gerald Melzer (Q): 6-4, 1-1 ret.
• Pablo Andujar beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Pedro Martinez (7) beat Nicolas Jarry (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Federico Coria beat Cristian Garin: 6-4, 7-5
• Jurij Rodionov (WC) beat Hernan Casanova (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Dusan Lajovic beat Vitaliy Sachko (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Filip Misolic (WC) beat Daniel Dutra da Silva (LL): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Jiri Lehecka beat Thiago Monteiro: 7-6 (6), 6-4
• João Sousa (8) beat Vit Kopriva (Q): 6-1, 7-5
• Juan Pablo Varillas beat Carlos Taberner: 6-4, 6-3