Eastbourne Open: Van Assche recovers from set down to edge past Loffhagen
Luca Van Assche edged out George Loffhagen 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) on Monday evening. He’ll face American J.J. Wolf in the next round
Van Assche competes at Open de Sud 2023
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French qualifier Luca Van Assche reached the second round of the Eastbourne Open by edging out wildcard George Loffhagen 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club.
Van Assche, ranked No 79, will face American J.J. Wolf next.
Eastbourne ATP250, other first-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 723.655, most recent results first):
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Maxime Cressy
- Mikael Ymer vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
- Marco Cecchinato vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q) beat Ryan Peniston (WC): 6-3, 6-2
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Aleksandar Vukic: monday
- Miomir Kecmanovic (8) beat Yibing Wu: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
- Sebastian Baez beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 6-4
- J.J. Wolf beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6): 6-2, 6-4
- Gregoire Barrere beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
