Generali Open: Hamburg finalist Djere advances to second round

Serb Laslo Djere, the No 5 seed, won against Australian Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the second round of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Tuesday.

Djere, ranked No 38, will face the winner of the match between Brazilian wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild and Austrian qualifier Dennis Novak next.

Kitzbuhel ATP250, other first-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Facundo Bagnis vs. Dominic Thiem
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Zhizhen Zhang
• Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Dennis Novak
• Daniel Altmaier (8) beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4
• Roberto Carballes Baena (6) beat Guido Pella: 6-2, 6-4
• Sebastian Baez beat Hamad Medjedovic (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Guido Andreozzi (Q) beat Filip Misolic (WC): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-1, 7-5
• Alex Molcan beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Marco Cecchinato: 6-2, 6-2