Auckland Open: Sixth seed Isner goes down to Barrere in first round

French qualifier Gregoire Barrere moved into the second round of the Auckland Open with an upset win over big-serving American John Isner, the No 6 seed, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the ASB Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Barrere, ranked No 88, will next play fellow Frenchman Constant Lestienne in the second round.

Auckland ATP250, other first-round results (ASB Tennis Centre, hard, most recent results first):

• J.J. Wolf beat Adrian Mannarino (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Richard Gasquet beat Kiranpal Pannu (WC): 6-3, 6-1
• Jenson Brooksby beat Fabio Fognini: 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-3
• David Goffin beat Alexander Bublik (5): 6-3, 6-4
• Constant Lestienne beat Pedro Cachin: 6-3, 6-1
• Jaume Munar vs. Laslo Djere
• Sebastian Baez vs. Ben Shelton
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Thiago Monteiro
• Alex Molcan vs. Quentin Halys
• Ugo Humbert vs. Christopher Eubanks
• Marcos Giron vs. Federico Coria

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