Hall of Fame Open: Spizzirri sees off Tu for second round berth

American wildcard Eliot Spizzirri advanced to the second round of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against Australian qualifier Li Tu 6-1, 7-6 (4) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Tuesday night.

Spizzirri, ranked No 393, will face Australian Aleksandar Vukic, the No 6 seed, 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: tuesday
• Alex Bolt (Q) beat Jakub Mensik: 6-2, 6-4
• Ethan Quinn (WC) beat Marc Polmans (Q): 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1
• Benoit Paire beat Zachary Svajda: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Billy Harris (Q) beat Gabriel Diallo: 7-6 (4), 7-5
• 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 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