Geneva Open: Popyrin moves into second round

Australian Alexei Popyrin, the No 5 seed, edged out Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Geneva Open at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Sunday.

Popyrin, ranked No 25, will face the winner of the match between Serb wildcard Dusan Lajovic and Jacob Fearnley next.

Geneva ATP 250, other first-round results (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 596.035, most recent results first):

• Arthur Cazaux vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Zizou Bergs
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Hugo Gaston
• Jaume Munar vs. Quentin Halys
• Kei Nishikori vs. Learner Tien
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Jacob Fearnley
• Nuno Borges vs. Alex Michelsen