Sofia Open: World No 334 Lazarov wins his first ATP match against Lehecka
Alexandar Lazarov defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-3 on Monday evening and will face No 4 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the next round
Bulgarian wildcard Alexandar Lazarov beat Czech Jiri Lehecka, world No 74, 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Sofia Open at the Arena Armeec Sofia on Monday evening.
Lazarov, ranked No 334 and aged 24, is playing only his fourth ATP event main draw. That is his first victory at this level. He will face No 4 seed Lorenzo Musetti next.
Sofia ATP 250, other first-round matches (Arena Armeec Sofia, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
- Fernando Verdasco vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Fabio Fognini
- Ugo Humbert vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
- Mirza Basic vs. Nuno Borges
- Oscar Otte vs. Dragos Nicolae Madaras
- Tim van Rijthoven vs. Holger Rune
- Mikael Ymer vs. Ilya Ivashka
- Kamil Majchrzak beat Ricardas Berankis: 7-5, 6-2
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