Banja Luka Open: Lehecka advances to second round

Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 6 seed, won against French wildcard Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Banja Luka Open at the Tennis Klub Mladost on Wednesday.

Lehecka, ranked No 36, will face qualifier Radu Albot next.

Banja Luka ATP250, other first-round results (Tennis Klub Mladost, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Gregoire Barrere (8) beat Hamad Medjedovic (WC): 7-6 (6), 7-5
• Juan Pablo Varillas beat Hugo Gaston: 7-5, 6-3
• Damir Dzumhur (WC) beat Liam Broady (LL): 6-3, 6-0
• Radu Albot beat Federico Coria: 6-4 ret.
• Dusan Lajovic beat Filip Krajinovic: 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
• Richard Gasquet (7) beat Dino Prizmic (Q): 6-3, 6-1
• Laslo Djere beat Roman Safiullin: 6-4, 6-2
• Abedallah Shelbayh (Q) beat Elias Ymer (Q): 6-1, 7-5
• Alex Molcan beat Taro Daniel: 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
• Luca Van Assche beat Stan Wawrinka: 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Alexei Popyrin beat Tallon Griekspoor (5): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)