Sofia Open: Sonego confirms Metz title defeating Zapata Miralles

Italian Lorenzo Sonego moved into the second round of the Sofia Open by defeating Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-3, 6-4 at the Arena Armeec Sofia on Wednesday. Sonego, ranked No 45, will play Dane Holger Rune, the No 5 seed, next.

Sofia ATP 250, other first-round matches (Arena Armeec Sofia, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Fernando Verdasco vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili : to be played
• Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Dusan Lajovic : to be played
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux : to be played
• Aleksandar Vukic beat Fabio Fognini: 7-6 (11), 7-5
• Ugo Humbert (Q) beat Dimitar Kuzmanov (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Nuno Borges beat Mirza Basic (LL): 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Oscar Otte (8) beat Dragos Nicolae Madaras (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Holger Rune beat Tim van Rijthoven: 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
• Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer: 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-5
• Alexandar Lazarov (WC) beat Jiri Lehecka: 7-5, 6-3
• Kamil Majchrzak beat Ricardas Berankis: 7-5, 6-2