Mallorca Open: Tomic gets his first win since 2021

Qualifier Bernard Tomic defeated wildcard Rinky Hijikata 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club on Tuesday.

It’s his first win on the main Tour since the 2021 Australian Open !

Tomic, ranked No 248, will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 7 seed, next.

Mallorca ATP 250, other first-round results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 596.035, most recent results first):

• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Roberto Bautista Agut: tuesday
• Benjamin Bonzi vs. Brandon Holt: tuesday
• Learner Tien beat Justin Engel (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Ethan Quinn (Q) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 6-3, 6-2
• Gabriel Diallo (6) beat Jaume Munar: 7-5, 6-3
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
• Hamad Medjedovic beat Nishesh Basavareddy (Q): 6-0, 6-4
• Corentin Moutet beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
• Roman Safiullin beat Alexandre Muller (5): 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Daniel Altmaier (8) beat Fabio Fognini (WC): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Laslo Djere beat Yunchaokete Bu: 6-4, 6-4