Hall of Fame Open: Moutet reaches second round

Frenchman Corentin Moutet, the No 8 seed, moved into the second round of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against American wildcard Eliot Spizzirri 7-6 (7), 6-0 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Monday.

He will play the winner of the match between John Isner and Alex Bolt in the second round.

Newport ATP250, other first-round matches (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 642,735):

• Rinky Hijikata beat Abdullah Shelbayh: 6-3, 6-4
• Jordan Thompson (7) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 6-0, 6-1
• Liam Broady beat Shintaro Mochizuki: 6-1, 7-5
• Gabriel Diallo vs. Kevin Anderson
• Max Purcell vs. Gijs Brouwer
• Alex Michelsen vs. Maxime Cressy
• James Duckworth vs. Constant Lestienne

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