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In beating the Spaniard, Kecmanovic won 20 of
his 24 (83 percent) points on first serve in the 74-minute
match. He converted four of nine break chances while never
facing a break on his own serve.
Mikael Ymer of Sweden upset Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the No. 7
seed, 6-3, 7-5 with the help of seven aces. Two French players,
Arthur Rinderknech and Arthur Fils, advanced to the second round
with straight-sets wins.
Brandon Nakashima, the eighth seed, eliminated Diego Schwartzman
of Argentina 7-5, 3-6. David Goffin of Belgium defeated Alvaro
Lopez San Martin of Spain 6-1, 6-3.
Gonet Geneva Open
Seventh-seeded Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain eliminated
Vitaliy Sachko of Ukraine 6-2, 6-4 in first-round play in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Another seeded player, No. 8 Adrian Mannarino of France, made
quick work of Filip Krajinovic. Mannarino beat the Serbian 7-5,
6-1 in 81 minutes as he broke Krajinovic four times.
Also advancing to the second round were Yibing Wu of China,
Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain, Nicolas Jarry of Chile and
Marcos Giron.
--Field Level Media
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