Geneva Open: Michelsen into second round, meets Fritz net

Alex Michelsen moved into the second round of the Geneva Open by edging out qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Tuesday.

Michelsen, ranked No 65, will play No 3 seed Taylor Fritz next.

Geneva ATP 250, other first-round matches (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 579,320):

• Yannick Hanfmann beat Andy Murray (WC): 7-5, 6-2
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (Q) beat David Goffin (Q): 6-2, 6-1
• Flavio Cobolli beat Aslan Karatsev: 7-5, 6-1
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 6-3
• Sebastian Ofner (Q) beat Rinky Hijikata: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Alexander Shevchenko beat Fabian Marozsan (7): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Daniel Altmaier: 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Sebastian Baez (5) beat Sumit Nagal: 7-6 (7), 6-3
• Federico Coria vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Christopher Eubanks vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Tomas Machac vs. Jack Draper

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