Delray Beach Open: Cobolli beats Daniel to make second round

Italian lucky loser Flavio Cobolli edged out Japanese Taro Daniel 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1) to advance to the second round of the Delray Beach Open at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center.

Cobolli, ranked No 72, will play American qualifier Zachary Svajda next.

Delray Beach ATP 250, other first-round results (Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center, hard, USD 661.585, most recent results first):

• Alex Michelsen vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Marcos Giron vs. Emilio Nava
• Radu Albot vs. Juncheng Shang
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (Q) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Zachary Svajda beat Max Purcell (8): 7-5, 6-3
• Jordan Thompson beat Daniel Evans (7): 7-5, 6-0
• Rinky Hijikata beat Liam Broady: 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
• Patrick Kypson (WC) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (5): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Nuno Borges beat Gabriel Diallo (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (1)
• Matteo Arnaldi (6) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Constant Lestienne beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-4, 6-4