Stuttgart Open: Rinderknech defeats Shapovalov

Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech moved into the second round of the Stuttgart Open by winning against Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart on Tuesday.

Rinderknech, ranked No 81, will face Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics next.

Stuttgart ATP 250, other first-round results (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 751.630, most recent results first):

• Alex Michelsen vs. Gael Monfils
• Fabio Fognini vs. Corentin Moutet
• Learner Tien vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Justin Engel vs. James Duckworth
• Quentin Halys vs. Lorenzo Sonego: tuesday
• Marton Fucsovics beat Yannick Hanfmann (Q): 7-5, 6-4
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q) beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-4, 3-0 ret.
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Roman Safiullin: 7-6 (10), 3-6, 7-5
• Jan-Lennard Struff (WC) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-4, 6-4
• Brandon Nakashima (6) beat Jacob Fearnley: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1
• Jiri Lehecka (8) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-4, 6-4