Stockholm Open: Lehecka upsets sixth seed Dimitrov, plays Ruusuvuori next
Jiri Lehecka edged out Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday. He’ll face Finn Emil Ruusuvuori in the next round
Czech Jiri Lehecka celebrates victory after the Davis Cup – World Group I match against Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel
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Czech Jiri Lehecka advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open by edging out Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 6 seed, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5) at the Kungliga Tennishallen on Tuesday.
Lehecka led 4-1 in the deciding set before Dimitrov fought back to take the set into a tiebreaker. The Czech found himself 2-5 down in the tiebreaker but won the final five points to close out the win in two hours and 24 minutes.
Lehecka, ranked No 77, will play Finn Emil Ruusuvuori next.
Stockholm ATP 250, first-round results (Kungliga Tennishallen, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat João Sousa: 6-3, 6-2
- Antoine Bellier (Q) beat Alexander Shevchenko (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Alex De Minaur (5) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-3, 6-1
- Aslan Karatsev beat Lukas Rosol (Q): 6-3, 6-2
- Holger Rune (7) beat Thiago Monteiro: 7-5, 6-2
- Cristian Garin beat Jason Kubler (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Maxime Cressy beat Ilya Ivashka: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Oscar Otte vs. Elias Ymer
- J.J. Wolf vs. Alex Molcan
- Leo Borg vs. Tommy Paul
- Quentin Halys vs. Mikael Ymer
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