Gijon Open: Baez retires, Lestienne makes second round

Frenchman Constant Lestienne reached the second round of the Gijon Open when Argentinian Sebastian Baez (photo), the No 7 seed, retired on Monday at the Palacio deportes.

Lestienne, ranked No 63, led 7-6 (5), 4-4 when Baez, ranked No 35, pulled out for a problem at the right leg.

The Frenchman will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech and Spanish lucky loser Carlos Taberner next.

Gijon ATP 250, other first-round matches (Palacio deportes, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Korda vs. Jaume Munar
• Pedro Cachin vs. Alexey Vatutin
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Andy Murray
• Marcos Giron vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
• Manuel Guinard vs. Fabio Fognini
• Marco Trungelliti vs. Nicolas Alvarez Varona
• Ilya Ivashka vs. Feliciano López
• Martin Landaluce vs. Tommy Paul
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Carlos Taberner
• Dominic Thiem vs. João Sousa
• Thiago Monteiro beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-4, 7-5