De Jong opens Bastad ATP 250 with 7-6, 7-5 win over Gaubas

The ATP 250 clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, got underway on Monday. In the only main-draw match of the day, Dutchman Jesper de Jong defeated Lithuanian Vilius Gaubas 7-6(1), 7-5. It was the sole first-round contest played on the opening day of the event.