Stefanos Tsitsipas has made a good start at the Lib\u00e9ma Open. The young Greek talent won his first ATP match ever on grass at the expense of lucky loser John-Patrick Smith 3-6 6-4 6-4.<\/p>
The 19-year-old Greek, wildcard player and fifth seed, managed to turn his set disadvantage against Australia\u2019s Smith, who replaced injured Tallon Griekspoor at the last moment on centre court.<\/p>
Tsitsipas\u2019s next opponent will be Tunisian Malek Jaziri. The 34-year-old player defeated qualifiere Max Purcell: 6-2 6-3.<\/p>
Grass court lover Bernard Tomic also managed to reach the second round. The former world number 17 qualified for the main tournament and easily beat American lucky loser Kevin King: 6-4 6-2.<\/p>
The Australian will meet Robin Haase in his next match. Haase defeated Ivo Karlovic on Monday.<\/p>
Mackenzie McDonald has gratefully used his wildcard at Lib\u00e9ma Open 2018. The 23-year-old American had a surprisingly easy win against eighth seed Andreas Seppi from Italy: 6-4 6-2.<\/p>
Qualifier Alex Bolt will be the next opponent for McDonald. He had an impressive win against Canadian Vasek Pospisil in three sets: 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2.<\/p>
Jeremy Chardy did not only define Spain\u2019s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a heavy battle, but also the several suspendings due to the rain, in his first match. The Frenchman won after two hours and 45 minutes, 6-4 6-7(7) 7-6(4).
In the second round he will meet compatriot and first seed Adrian Mannarino, who had a bye in the first round.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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