Britain’s Jacob Fearnley extended his winning streak to 13 matches as he beat Corentin Moutet at the Stockholm Open.
The Scot was unranked just over a year ago but has risen inside the top 100 on the back of winning four Challenger titles in a row.
The 23-year-old, having taken a few weeks off, won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw of the ATP 250 event in Sweden.
He beat France’s Moutet 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to set up a second-round meeting with Dutch seventh seed Tallon Griekspoor.
It is Fearnley’s second ATP Tour-level victory, having won in the Wimbledon first round in July after being given a wildcard.
Fearnley’s climb to 98th in the world – from 1,893rd in September 2023 and 646th at the start of this year – is the fourth biggest into the top 100 since 2000, according to ATP statistics.
At the same event, Cameron Norrie lost 6-4 6-4 to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic as he continued his comeback from an arm injury.
Elsewhere, Dan Evans beat Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to reach the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.
British women’s number one Katie Boulter was also victorious, beating Italian veteran Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 either side of a rain delay at the Ningbo Open in China.
Harriet Dart was also victorious at the Japan Open, beating Germany’s Laura Siegemund 3-6 7-5 7-5.
