Lyon Open: Tiafoe through to second round
The American will play Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the next round
Frances Tiafoe, Houston 2024 (Icon SMI/Panoramic)
American Frances Tiafoe, the No 5 seed, moved into the second round of the Lyon Open by winning against Spaniard Jaume Munar 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Parc de la Tête d’or on Tuesday.
Tiafoe, ranked No 26, will play Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech next.
Lyon ATP 250, other first-round matches (Parc de la Tête d’or, clay, EUR 579,320):
- Hugo Gaston (Q) beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (WC) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-3, 6-4
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Pedro Martinez: 6-4, 6-1
- Dominik Koepfer beat Javier Barranco Cosano (LL): 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Daniel Evans: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
- Pavel Kotov beat Pedro Cachin (LL): 6-1, 6-4
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6) beat Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo (Q): 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Alexandre Muller (WC) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Aleksandar Vukic beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-2, 6-2
- Sebastian Fanselow vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Luciano Darderi vs. Taro Daniel
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