Bucharest Open: Rinderknech fights back to beat Gaston and reach second round
Arthur Rinderknech edged out Hugo Gaston 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5 on Monday afternoon. He’ll face No 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo in the next round
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Arthur Rinderknech edged out Hugo Gaston 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Bucharest Open at the National Tennis Centre.
Rinderknech, ranked No 79, will play No 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo next.
Bucharest ATP 250, other first-round results (National Tennis Centre, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Gregoire Barrere vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- David Goffin vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Nuno Borges vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Carlos Taberner vs. Pedro Martinez
- Valentin Vacherot vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Corentin Moutet vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Radu Albot vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Joao Fonseca
- Federico Coria beat Benjamin Bonzi (LL): 6-4, 6-2
- Mariano Navone (5) beat Luciano Darderi: 6-2, 6-3
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Luca Nardi: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2)
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