Resurgent Thiem advances to second round at European Open
Dominic Thiem beat Michael Geerts 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday evening and will play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 6 seed, in the next round
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Austrian Dominic Thiem advanced to the second round of the European Open by winning against Belgian wildcard Michael Geerts 6-4, 6-0 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Wednesday evening.
Thiem, ranked No 132, will face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 6 seed, next.
Antwerp ATP 250, other first-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Korda beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
- Manuel Guinard (LL) beat Geoffrey Blancaneaux (LL): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- David Goffin beat Gilles Arnaud Bailly (WC): 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Dominic Stricker (Q) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (7): 6-2, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (8) beat Luca Van Assche (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Constant Lestienne beat Jesper De Jong (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Jaume Munar beat Tim van Rijthoven (Q): 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Richard Gasquet beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Daniel Evans (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 6-4
- Jack Draper beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-1, 6-2
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