Gijon Open: Baez retires, Lestienne makes second round
Constant Lestienne benefited from the abandonment of Sebastian Baez (7-6 (5), 4-4) on Monday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and Spanish lucky loser Carlos Taberner in the next round
Sebastien Baez, 2021 | © Panoramic
Frenchman Constant Lestienne reached the second round of the Gijon Open when Argentinian Sebastian Baez (photo), the No 7 seed, retired on Monday at the Palacio deportes.
Lestienne, ranked No 63, led 7-6 (5), 4-4 when Baez, ranked No 35, pulled out for a problem at the right leg.
The Frenchman will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and Spanish lucky loser Carlos Taberner next.
Gijon ATP 250, other first-round matches (Palacio deportes, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Korda vs. Jaume Munar
- Pedro Cachin vs. Alexey Vatutin
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Andy Murray
- Marcos Giron vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Manuel Guinard vs. Fabio Fognini
- Marco Trungelliti vs. Nicolas Alvarez Varona
- Ilya Ivashka vs. Feliciano López
- Martin Landaluce vs. Tommy Paul
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Carlos Taberner
- Dominic Thiem vs. João Sousa
- Thiago Monteiro beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-4, 7-5
