Stuttgart Open: Qualifier Watanuki makes second round, beats Lopez
Yosuke Watanuki won against Feliciano López 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday evening. He’ll play No 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz in the next round
Yosuke Watanuki in Stuttgart (Imago/Panoramic)
Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki won against Spanish wildcard Feliciano López 7-6 (5), 6-3 to move into the second round of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Monday evening.
Watanuki, ranked No 121, will face No 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz next.
Stuttgart ATP250, other first-round results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Yibing Wu
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Tommy Paul
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Christopher O’Connell vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Corentin Moutet vs. Aslan Karatsev
- Gregoire Barrere vs. Oscar Otte
- Richard Gasquet beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Lorenzo Sonego beat Matteo Berrettini (7): 6-1, 6-2
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Borna Gojo (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Jiri Lehecka beat Marcos Giron: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
