Filip Krajinovic battled past Stefano Travaglia 7-5 5-7 6-3 to advance to the second round at the Serbian Open in Belgrade. Travaglia saved three break points in the sixth and eighth games of the first set, but Krajinovic converted his third break point in the 12th game to claim the first set 7-5.
Krajinovic earned a break in the sixth game on his second chance in the second set to build up a 7-5 4-2 lead. Travaglia broke back in the ninth game to draw level to 5-5. The Italian player saved a match point on his serve before breaking serve in the 11th game to claim the second set 7-5.
Travaglia broke serve in the third game to take a 2-1 lead and earned a break point in the fifth game, but Krajinovic saved it with a passing shot. Krajinovic won four consecutive games from 2-3 to take the second set 6-3.
John Millman converted four of his seventeen break points to beat Danilo Petrovic 7-5 6-4 after 1 hour and 51 minutes. Petrovic broke serve in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Millman converted his sixth break-back point in the sixth game to draw level to 3-3. Millman closed out the first set 7-5 with a break in the 12th game. Millman went up a break in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. Petrovic broke straight back in the third game. Millman sealed the second set 6-4 with a break in the 10th game.
The Australian player will face either Pablo Cuevas or Emil Ruusuvuori. Marco Cecchinato eased past Viktor Troicki 6-1 6-4 with three breaks. Nikola Milojevic cruised past Federico Coria 6-4 6-0.
