Stuttgart Open: Qualifier Watanuki makes second round, beats Lopez

Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki won against Spanish wildcard Feliciano López 7-6 (5), 6-3 to move into the second round of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Monday evening.

Watanuki, ranked No 121, will face No 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz next.

Stuttgart ATP250, other first-round results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):

• Nick Kyrgios vs. Yibing Wu
• Benjamin Bonzi vs. Tommy Paul
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Marton Fucsovics
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Corentin Moutet vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Gregoire Barrere vs. Oscar Otte
• Richard Gasquet beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Lorenzo Sonego beat Matteo Berrettini (7): 6-1, 6-2
• Lorenzo Musetti beat Borna Gojo (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Jiri Lehecka beat Marcos Giron: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4