Hall of Fame Open: Kovacevic beats Mayer to reach second round

American Aleksandar Kovacevic reached the second round of the Hall of Fame Open by beating Frenchman Harold Mayot 7-6 (1), 6-4 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Monday evening.

Kovacevic, ranked No 91, will play the winner of the match between Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki and Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, the No 7 seed, next.

Newport ATP 250, other first-round matches (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 661,585):

• Brandon Nakashima vs. Emilio Nava
• Jakub Mensik vs. Alex Bolt
• Eliot Spizzirri vs. Li Tu
• Ethan Quinn vs. Marc Polmans
• Billy Harris vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Zachary Svajda vs. Benoit Paire
• Constant Lestienne vs. Reilly Opelka
• Aleksandar Vukic vs. Chak Lam Coleman Wong
• Radu Albot vs. Maxime Cressy