Overview
- Roman Safiullin defeated fifth seed Alexander Muller 7-6(5) 7-5 in the opening round to hand the Frenchman another grass-court setback
- Corentin Moutet recovered from a first-set loss to beat home favourite Pedro Martinez 4-6 6-3 6-0 and will face Daniel Altmaier next
- Safiullin’s win sets up a second-round clash with Serbia’s rising star Hamad Medjedovic
- Arthur Rinderknech edged Damir Dzumhur 6-4 4-6 7-5 and sixth seed Gabriel Diallo overcame Jaume Munar 7-5 6-3 in other Mallorca Open matches
- Briton Dan Evans rallied from a set down to beat Miomir Kecmanovic 3-6 6-4 6-4 in Eastbourne and will meet Tommy Paul in round two