Metz Open: Michelsen reaches second round

American Alex Michelsen, the No 8 seed, won against French wildcard Harold Mayot 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Metz Open at the Arènes de Metz on Sunday.

Michelsen, ranked No 44, will play the winner of the match between French wildcard Richard Gasquet and Brazilian Thiago Monteiro next.

Metz ATP 250, other first-round results (Arènes de Metz, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Benjamin Bonzi
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Hugo Gaston vs. Ugo Humbert
• Arthur Cazaux vs. Zizou Bergs
• Cameron Norrie vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
• Richard Gasquet vs. Thiago Monteiro
• Quentin Halys vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Corentin Moutet beat Sumit Nagal: 7-5, 4-0 ret.