BMW Open: Sonego reaches second round

Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed, edged out Frenchman Quentin Halys 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to move into the second round of the BMW Open at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich on Tuesday.

Sonego, ranked No 45, will face the winner of the match between Chilean Cristian Garin and German qualifier Marko Topo next.

Munich ATP250, other first-round results (MTTC Iphitos complex, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Aslan Karatsev vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Cristian Garin vs. Marko Topo: tuesday
• Dominic Thiem beat Constant Lestienne: 6-3, 0-0 ret.
• Alexander Ritschard (Q) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 7-5, 7-5
• Christopher O’Connell beat Ugo Humbert: 6-4, 6-4
• Marc-Andrea Huesler (8) beat Kyle Edmund: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3
• Marton Fucsovics beat Max Hans Rehberg (WC): 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3
• Oscar Otte beat Sebastian Baez (5): 6-3, 7-5
• Yannick Hanfmann (WC) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Flavio Cobolli (Q) beat Jordan Thompson: 7-5, 6-1
• Marcos Giron beat Roberto Carballes Baena (7): 6-1, 5-7, 6-2