Overview

• Tomás Etcheverry beat qualifier Mark Lajal 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-3 in Stockholm in his first match after a 23‑day layoff for an abdominal tear suffered in Hangzhou.
• Etcheverry advances to face Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, currently No. 49, in the Stockholm second round.
• Francisco Comesaña defeated Belgian wildcard David Goffin 7-6(5), 6-4 in Brussels to reach round two.
• Comesaña next meets Belgium’s Raphael Collignon after the No. 90 beat Zizou Bergs 6-4, 7-6(5).
• Sebastián Báez fell 6-2, 6-3 to Valentin Royer in Brussels, extending a poor run, while doubles pair Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers are slated to resume next week in Basel before Paris, Turin and Bologna.