Tel Aviv Open: Safiullin moves into second round

Russian Roman Safiullin defeated Frenchman Hugo Grenier 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Tel Aviv Open at Expo Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon.

Safiullin, ranked No 104, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Russian Aslan Karatsev, the No 6 seed, next.

Tel Aviv ATP 250, other first-round matches (Expo Tel Aviv, USD 1.019.855, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Constant Lestienne
• Thiago Monteiro vs. Pablo Andujar
• Edan Leshem vs. Yshai Oliel
• Vasek Pospisil vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Cem Ilkel vs. Sebastian Korda
• J.J. Wolf vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Marius Copil
• Liam Broady vs. Hamad Medjedovic
• Botic van de Zandschulp vs. João Sousa
• Dominic Thiem vs. Laslo Djere