Stan Wawrinka and Fabio Fognini were eliminated in the first round of the Belgrade tournament. Jiri Lehecka qualified for the quarter-finals.
The first round of the ATP 250 Belgrade continues on Tuesday. In a duel between two players who inherited invitations, local Laslo Djere defeated the Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4. The Serb will face Croatian Lucky-Loser Duje Ajdukovic, who is taking advantage of the withdrawal of Australian Alex de Minaur, who is guaranteed a place at the Masters. Russia’s Roman Safiullin defeated Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3. He will face the number 3 seed, Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo.
In the second-round matches, Serbian Hamad Medjedovic defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. Czech number 4 seed Jirí Lehecka beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).