Montpellier Open: De Jong wins nail-biting tiebreak, then benefits from Halys retirement

Dutchman Jesper De Jong reached the second round of the Montpellier Open when French wildcard Quentin Halys retired on Wednesday at the Sud de France Arena.

De Jong, ranked No 131, led 7-6 (7), 2-0 when Halys, ranked No 74, pulled out on Wednesday afternoon at the Sud de France Arena.

The Dutchman will face No 3 seed Flavio Cobolli next.

Montpellier ATP 250, other first-round results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 673.360, most recent results first):

• Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. David Goffin: wednesday
• Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) beat Mikhail Kukushkin: 6-3, 3-6, 5-0 ret.
• Arthur Rinderknech (7) beat Harold Mayot: 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1
• Richard Gasquet beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-3, 6-2
• Mattia Bellucci beat Lucas Pouille: 6-4, 6-4
• Tallon Griekspoor (5) beat Botic Van De Zandschulp: 7-5, 6-3
• Constant Lestienne (Q) beat Borna Coric: 6-3, 7-5
• Christopher Eubanks beat Alibek Kachmazov (Q): 7-5, 6-4
• Dominik Koepfer beat Gregoire Barrere (WC): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Arthur Cazaux beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 6-4, 6-3
• Yunchaokete Bu (8) beat Daniel Altmaier: 7-6 (1), 6-3