Montpellier Open: Basilashvili wins his first match in 2023

Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili won his first match on the Tour as he advanced to the second round of the Montpellier Open by beating Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2 at the Sud de France Arena on Monday night.

Basilashvili, ranked No 87, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Gregoire Barrere and Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 6 seed, next.

He had not won a match since Roanne, at the Challenger level, last november.

Montpellier ATP250, other first-round matches (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Ugo Humbert
• Mikael Ymer vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
• Gregoire Barrere vs. Alexander Bublik
• Luca Nardi vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Benjamin Bonzi vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Luca Van Assche
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux
• Clement Chidekh vs. Quentin Halys
• Maxime Cressy vs. Antoine Bellier
• Filip Krajinovic vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Arthur Fils (WC) beat Richard Gasquet: 7-5, 7-5