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ATP round-up: Cressy fires 22 aces as Evans and Draper win in Antwerp

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ATP roundup: Cressy fires 22 aces as Evans and Draper win in Antwerp
ATP roundup: Cressy fires 22 aces as Evans and Draper win in AntwerpReuters
American Maxime Cressy (25) served up 22 aces and rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka (28) of Belarus in first-round action at the Stockholm Open on Monday in Sweden.

Cressy also had to overcome 11 double faults but did so easily by hitting 56 total winners and saving eight of nine break points in Stockholm.

The only seeded player in action was No. 7 seed Holger Rune (19) of Denmark, who defeated Thiago Monteiro (28) of Brazil 7-5, 6-2. Chile's Cristian Garin (26) and Russia's Aslan Karatsev (29) were also winners.

European Open

No. 5 seed Daniel Evans (32) of Great Britain swept past Tallon Griekspoor (26) of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, in the first round in Antwerp, Belgium.

Evans' countryman Jack Draper (20) needed an hour flat to defeat American Jenson Brooksby (21) 6-1, 6-2. Draper's second-round opponent will be Poland's Hubert Hurkacz (25), the top overall seed.

Frenchman Richard Gasquet (36) pulled off a comeback win over Stan Wawrinka (37) of Switzerland, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

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