European Open: Qualifier Marterer stuns Gasquet to move into second round
Maximilian Marterer beat Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4 and will play the winner of the match between Nuno Borges and Dominik Koepfer in the next round
Maximilian Marterer / Crédit : Imago, Panoramic
German qualifier Maximilian Marterer reached the second round of the European Open by winning against Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the No 7 seed, 6-3, 6-4 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
Marterer, ranked No 127, will face the winner of the match between Portuguese Nuno Borges and German Dominik Koepfer next.
Antwerp ATP250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):
- Dominic Stricker vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Nuno Borges vs. Dominik Koepfer
- Luca Nardi vs. Dominic Thiem
- Alexander Blockx vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Juan Pablo Varillas (8) beat Fabian Marozsan: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Benjamin Bonzi (Q): 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (Q) beat Roberto Carballes Baena (6): 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- David Goffin (WC) beat Quentin Halys: 6-4, 6-1
- Hugo Gaston beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Mark Lajal (WC) beat Jaume Munar: 6-3, 6-4
- Gregoire Barrere beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-1, 7-6 (5)
