Hall of Fame Open: Paire defeats Svajda to book spot in second round

Frenchman Benoit Paire edged out American Zachary Svajda 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) to move into the second round of the Hall of Fame Open at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport.

Paire, ranked No 227, will play second seed Marcos Giron next.

Newport ATP 250, other first-round results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 661.585, most recent results first):

• Brandon Nakashima vs. Emilio Nava
• Eliot Spizzirri vs. Li Tu
• Jakub Mensik vs. Alex Bolt
• Ethan Quinn vs. Marc Polmans
• Billy Harris vs. Gabriel Diallo: tuesday
• Arthur Rinderknech (7) beat Shintaro Mochizuki: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Mackenzie McDonald beat Rinky Hijikata (8): 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Reilly Opelka (WC) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (2)
• Aleksandar Vukic (6) beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong: 6-1, 6-2
• Maxime Cressy beat Radu Albot: 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4)
• Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Harold Mayot: 7-6 (1), 6-4