Montpellier Open: Lestienne beats Zapata Miralles to reach second round

Frenchman Constant Lestienne advanced to the second round of the Montpellier Open by defeating Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Sud de France Arena.

Lestienne, ranked No 106, will face the winner of the match between Italian Flavio Cobolli and Frenchman Gael Monfils, the No 8 seed, next.

Montpellier ATP 250, other first-round results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Flavio Cobolli vs. Gael Monfils: wednesday
• Alexander Shevchenko (6) beat Dalibor Svrcina (Q): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q) beat Richard Gasquet: 7-6 (6), 7-5
• Arthur Cazaux beat Maximilian Marterer: 6-1, 6-3
• Denis Shapovalov beat Hugo Gaston: 6-1, 6-3
• Harold Mayot (WC) beat Lucas Pouille (WC): 6-4, 7-5
• Gregoire Barrere beat Ugo Blanchet (Q): 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2
• Alexandre Muller (7) beat Antoine Escoffier (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Pedro Martinez beat Jaume Munar: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Benoit Paire beat Andy Murray (5): 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Michael Mmoh beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-3, 7-5