Sebastian Korda beat Hugo Gaston 6-3 7-6 (7-2) to reach the second round at the Moselle Open in Metz, an ATP 250 Tournament.
Korda was playing his first indoor tournament sincthe Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan last November, when he beat Hugo Gaston in five sets en route to the final against Carlos Alcaraz.
Korda went up a 2-0 lead in the first set. Gaston broke straight back in the third game to draw level to 2-2. Korda earned his second break in the eighth game to close out the first set 6-3.
Korda saved two set points when he trailed 5-6 in the second set. The 22-year-old US player held serve to force to the tie-break. Korda raced out to a 5-1 lead with two mini-breaks. Gaston pulled one break back for 2-5, but Korda won the final two points to close out the second set.
Lorenzo Sonego edged past Aslan Karatsev 7-5 6-3 in 1 hour and 53 minutes with two breaks in each set to advance to the second round. In Metz for the third time in his career. Sonego will face the winner of the match between David Goffin and three-time Metz champion Gilles Simon.
Sonego went up a 5-2 lead in the fourth game. Karatsev broke back in the ninth game to draw level to draw level to 5-5. Sonego won 8 points to.1 to break serve as Karatsev made a double fault to win the first set 7-5.Sonego broke serve in the fourth game of the second set to open up a 4-1 lead. Karatsev broke back in the seventh game after Sonego missed three game points for 5-2. Sonego broke at love in the eighth game to seal the second set 6-3.
