Eastbourne Open: Van Assche recovers from set down to edge past Loffhagen

French qualifier Luca Van Assche reached the second round of the Eastbourne Open by edging out wildcard George Loffhagen 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club.

Van Assche, ranked No 79, will face American J.J. Wolf next.

Eastbourne ATP250, other first-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 723.655, most recent results first):

• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Maxime Cressy
• Mikael Ymer vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Liam Broady vs. Jan Choinski
• Marco Cecchinato vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q) beat Ryan Peniston (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Aleksandar Vukic: monday
• Miomir Kecmanovic (8) beat Yibing Wu: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
• Sebastian Baez beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 6-4
• J.J. Wolf beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6): 6-2, 6-4
• Gregoire Barrere beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)