Bucharest Open: Albot reaches second round

Qualifier Radu Albot beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1 to move into the second round of the Bucharest Open at the National Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Albot, ranked No 139, will play Brazilian wildcard Joao Fonseca 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: tuesday
• Carlos Taberner vs. Pedro Martinez: tuesday
• Corentin Moutet beat Denis Shapovalov (WC): 6-4, 6-2
• Marton Fucsovics beat Valentin Vacherot (Q): 7-6 (8), 6-2
• Joao Fonseca beat Lorenzo Sonego (6): 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Federico Coria beat Benjamin Bonzi (LL): 6-4, 6-2
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Hugo Gaston: 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5
• Mariano Navone (5) beat Luciano Darderi: 6-2, 6-3
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Luca Nardi: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2)