Nieminen to face Federer

28 April 2015 06:17

Jarkko Nieminen set up a second-round clash with Roger Federer at the Istanbul Open as he defeated Turkey's Marsel Ilhan in straight sets.

Kazakhstan's number eight seed Mikhail Kukushkin is also through after a 6-3 6-4 win over countryman Aleksandr Nedovyesov.

Number five seed Andreas Haider-Maurer, however, failed to progress following a 7-5 6-3 defeat to Ivan Dodig of Croatia.

Source: PA