Lajovic advances to second round at Rio, Djere next

Serb Dusan Lajovic reached the second round of the Rio Open by winning against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1 at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night.

Lajovic, ranked No 58, will face Serb Laslo Djere, the No 6 seed, next.

Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other first-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):

• Federico Coria vs. Mariano Navone
• Thiago Monteiro (WC) beat Carlos Alcaraz (1): 1-1 ret.
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Nicolas Jarry: wednesday
• Arthur Fils vs. Joao Fonseca
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Cristian Garin: tuesday
• Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Stan Wawrinka: 7-5, 6-4
• Sebastian Baez (5) beat Corentin Moutet (Q): 6-4, 6-3
• Felipe Meligeni Alves (Q) beat Pedro Cachin: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
• Jaume Munar beat Sebastian Ofner (8): 6-3, 6-1
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Alejandro Tabilo: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Laslo Djere beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-3, 6-1
• Cameron Norrie (2) beat Hugo Dellien: 6-3, 6-2
• Tomas Barrios Vera beat Gustavo Heide (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Francisco Comesana (Q): 6-1, 1-6, 6-2

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