Cressy also had to overcome 11 double faults but did so easily by hitting 56 total winners and saving eight of nine break points in Stockholm.
The only seeded player in action was No. 7 seed Holger Rune (19) of Denmark, who defeated Thiago Monteiro (28) of Brazil 7-5, 6-2. Chile's Cristian Garin (26) and Russia's Aslan Karatsev (29) were also winners.
European Open
No. 5 seed Daniel Evans (32) of Great Britain swept past Tallon Griekspoor (26) of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, in the first round in Antwerp, Belgium.
Evans' countryman Jack Draper (20) needed an hour flat to defeat American Jenson Brooksby (21) 6-1, 6-2. Draper's second-round opponent will be Poland's Hubert Hurkacz (25), the top overall seed.
Frenchman Richard Gasquet (36) pulled off a comeback win over Stan Wawrinka (37) of Switzerland, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
