Lyon Open: Nishioka into second round
Yoshihito Nishioka beat Sebastian Fanselow 6-0, 6-1 on Tuesday and will play French wildcard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the next round
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Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka beat German lucky loser Sebastian Fanselow 6-0, 6-1 to move into the second round of the Lyon Open at Parc de la Tête d’or on Tuesday.
Nishioka, ranked No 72, will face French wildcard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.
Lyon ATP 250, other first-round matches (Parc de la Tête d’or, clay, EUR 579,320):
- Frances Tiafoe (5) beat Jaume Munar: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Hugo Gaston (Q) beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-3, 6-4
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Pedro Martinez: 6-4, 6-1
- Dominik Koepfer beat Javier Barranco Cosano (LL): 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Daniel Evans: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
- Pavel Kotov beat Pedro Cachin (LL): 6-1, 6-4
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6) beat Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo (Q): 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Alexandre Muller (WC) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Aleksandar Vukic beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-2, 6-2
- Luciano Darderi vs. Taro Daniel
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