Mallorca Open: Monfils beats Thiem to move into second round

Frenchman Gael Monfils, the No 6 seed, defeated Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-6 (3) to reach the second round of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club.

Monfils, ranked No 40, will face Roberto Carballes Baena next.

Mallorca ATP 250, other first-round results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 932.135, most recent results first):

• Christopher Eubanks vs. Jakub Mensik
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Adam Walton
• Paul Jubb vs. Maximilian Marterer
• Sebastian Ofner beat Jaume Munar: 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Luciano Darderi (5) beat Pedro Martinez: 7-5, 7-5
• Alexander Shevchenko beat Constant Lestienne (Q): 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Fabio Fognini (WC) beat Gijs Brouwer (LL): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
• Rinky Hijikata beat Luca Nardi: 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Pablo Carreno Busta (WC): 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Taro Daniel: 6-1, 6-0
• Alex Michelsen beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 7-6 (4)