European Open: Etcheverry shuts down Gasquet

Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 6 seed, advanced to the second round of the European Open by defeating French wildcard Richard Gasquet 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Monday.

Etcheverry, ranked No 35, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and French qualifier Luca Van Assche next.

Antwerp ATP 250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):

• Gilles Arnaud Bailly vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Alexander Blockx
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Zizou Bergs
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
• Marcos Giron vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Luca Van Assche
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Jaume Munar
• Alexey Vatutin vs. Hugo Gaston
• Raphael Collignon vs. Marton Fucsovics
• Mariano Navone (7) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Dominik Koepfer: 6-4, 6-0