Qatar Open: Lehecka advances to second round

Czech Jiri Lehecka beat Bosnian qualifier Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 7-6 (3) to reach the second round of the Qatar Open at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Tuesday evening.

Lehecka, ranked No 52, will play Finn Emil Ruusuvuori next.

Doha ATP250, other first-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 1.377.025, most recent results first):

• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Marton Fucsovics: tuesday
• SoonWoo Kwon beat Abedallah Shelbayh (WC): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• Alexandre Muller (Q) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (LL): 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-4
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Daniel Evans (6): 7-5, 6-4
• Botic van de Zandschulp (8) beat Ilya Ivashka: 6-2, 7-5
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Quentin Halys: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5)
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-3
• Andy Murray (WC) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Liam Broady (Q) beat Oleksii Krutykh (Q): 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (2)
• Christopher O’Connell beat Fernando Verdasco (WC): 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
• Jason Kubler beat Aslan Karatsev: 7-6 (4), 1-0 ret.