European Open: Giron into second round

American Marcos Giron, the No 8 seed, defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Tuesday afternoon.

Giron, ranked No 47, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and Belgian wildcard Alexander Blockx 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
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Luca Van Assche: tuesday
• Jiri Lehecka (5) beat Jaume Munar: 6-1, 6-4
• Hugo Gaston beat Alexey Vatutin (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Marton Fucsovics beat Raphael Collignon (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Mariano Navone (7) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Dominik Koepfer: 6-4, 6-0