Generali Open: Baez beats qualifier Medjedovic to reach second round

Argentina’s Sebastian Baez advanced to the second round of the Generali Open by defeating Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-2 in Kitzbuhel on Monday.

Baez, a former junior world No 1, improved to 15-12 on clay for the season with this victory. Medjedovic is a former top 10 junior player and reached his first ATP-level semi-final on clay in Gstaad recently.

Baez, ranked No 72 in the world, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Guido Pella and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 6 seed, next.

Holding his nerve ⚡️@sebaabaez7 sees off Medjedovic in straight sets, to reach the RO16 in Austria!#GeneraliOpen pic.twitter.com/ZxxkoepNH2

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 31, 2023

Kitzbuhel ATP250, other first-round matches (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562,815):

• Guido Andreozzi (Q) beat Filip Misolic (WC): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-1, 7-5
• Alex Molcan beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Marco Cecchinato: 6-2, 6-2
• Facundo Bagnis vs. Dominic Thiem
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Zhizhen Zhang
• Laslo Djere vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Dennis Novak
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Guido Pella vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

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