American tennis player Ethan Quinn made a strong statement in Mallorca, Spain on Monday, rolling past Frenchman Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships.
The 22-year-old from California, currently ranked 63rd in the world, was particularly dominant on his first serve, converting 28 of 34 first-serve points for an 82.4% success rate.
Elsewhere in Round of 32 action at the same tournament, Australia’s Adam Walton took down his fellow countryman Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 6-4. Jordan’s Abdullah Shelbayh pulled off an upset, defeating French sixth seed Corentin Moutet 7-5, 6-4. Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan mounted an impressive comeback against Slovakian qualifier Alex Molcan, winning 2-6, 7-6 (10), 7-6 (5) after saving three match points and fending off 9 of 11 break point opportunities.
Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic outlasted France’s Antoine Ghibaudo 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), while Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff edged Spain’s Martin Landaluce 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.
At the Lexus Eastbourne Open in the United Kingdom, Belgium’s Zizou Bergs knocked out seventh-seeded Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-2, 6-4. Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo, seeded eighth, got past Belgium’s Raphael Collignon in a three-set battle, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Great Britain’s Jan Choinski overcame a tough first set to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Canada’s Gabriel Diallo survived a grueling three-set contest against France’s Terence Atmane, taking the match 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-5.
Two British players also picked up wins at Eastbourne. Jack Draper handled Marcos Giron 6-4, 7-6 (5), and Jack Pinnington Jones defeated Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.
