Florence Open: Nakashima advances to second round, dismantling Gasquet

American Brandon Nakashima, the No 8 seed, advanced to the second round of the Florence Open by winning against Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-2 at the Palazzo Wanny on Tuesday evening.

Nakashima, ranked No 46, will face Turk qualifier Altug Celikbilek next.

Florence ATP 250, other first-round results (Palazzo Wanny, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):

• Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 6-4
• Oscar Otte beat Marton Fucsovics: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Alexander Bublik (7) beat Cristian Garin: 7-5, 6-2
• Mikael Ymer (Q) beat Tim van Rijthoven (Q): 6-1, 6-2
• Corentin Moutet beat Flavio Cobolli (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Altug Celikbilek beat Giulio Zeppieri (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• J.J. Wolf beat Francesco Maestrelli (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-2, 6-1
• Aslan Karatsev (5) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 2-1 ret.
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Jenson Brooksby
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Francesco Passaro