Croatia Open: Darderi beats Ajdukovic to move into second round
The fifth-seeded Italian will face Jakub Mensik in the next round
              Luciano Darderi – Imago / Panoramic
            Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 5 seed, beat Croat Duje Ajdukovic 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Croatia Open at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag on Tuesday.
Darderi, ranked No 33, will play Jakub Mensik next.
Umag ATP 250, other first-round results (ITC Stella Maris, clay, EUR 579,320)
- Fabio Fognini beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3
 - Matej Dodig (WC) beat Enzo Couacaud (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
 - Lorenzo Sonego beat Mili Poljicak (WC): 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (9)
 - Dusan Lajovic beat Filip Misolic (Q): 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
 - Flavio Cobolli beat Mariano Navone (6): 6-2, 6-3
 - Marco Trungelliti (Q) beat Guido Andreozzi (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
 - Thiago Monteiro beat Tomas Machac (7): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
 - Jakub Mensik beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-2
 - Camilo Ugo Carabelli beat Luka Mikrut (WC): 6-2, 7-5
 - Fabian Marozsan beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8)
 - Alexandre Muller beat Matteo Arnaldi (8): 7-6 (8), 6-4
 
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