Stockholm Open: local hero M. Ymer moves into second round

Swede Mikael Ymer beat Frenchman Quentin Halys 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open at the Kungliga Tennishallen on Tuesday evening.

Ymer, ranked No 79, will face the winner of the match between Swede wildcard Leo Borg and American Tommy Paul, the No 8 seed, next.

Stockholm ATP 250, other first-round matches (Kungliga Tennishallen, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):

• Oscar Otte vs. Elias Ymer : Tuesday in Guadalajara
• J.J. Wolf vs. Alex Molcan : Tuesday in Guadalajara
• Leo Borg vs. Tommy Paul : Tuesday in Guadalajara
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat João Sousa: 6-3, 6-2
• Jiri Lehecka beat Grigor Dimitrov (6): 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
• Antoine Bellier (Q) beat Alexander Shevchenko (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Alex De Minaur (5) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-3, 6-1
• Aslan Karatsev beat Lukas Rosol (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Holger Rune (7) beat Thiago Monteiro: 7-5, 6-2
• Cristian Garin beat Jason Kubler (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Maxime Cressy beat Ilya Ivashka: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4