ATP - Eastbourne 1R complete

First round completed in Eastbourne, after rain had washed out the previous days play.

2021 Viking International Eastbourne - an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 21-26 June 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Taylor Fritz who defeated Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Fourth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, replaced by lucky loser Andreas Seppi.

Cameron Norrie was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by fifth seed Reilly Opelka.

Fifth seed Reilly Opelka was moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Basilashvili and received the first round bye originally given to the Georgian.

- Cameron Norrie, replaced by lucky loser Norbert Gombos due to fatigue.

- Richard Gasquet, replaced by lucky loser Alastair Gray due to injury.

- Laslo Djere, replaced by lucky loser Max Purcell due to an ankle injury.

First round results:

- Lucky loser Max Purcell defeated qualifier James Duckworth 6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

- Lucky loser Andreas Seppi defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6(5) 6-1

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas (7) 6-4 6-3

- John Millman defeated wildcard Jay Clarke 6-3 6-2

- Egor Gerasimov defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-4

- Alexander Bublik (8) defeated qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4

- Alexei Popyrin defeated lucky loser Norbert Gombos 4-6 6-4 6-1

- Qualifier Ilya Ivashka defeated lucky loser Alastair Gray 6-2 7-6(5)

- Marton Fucsovics defeated Aljaz Bedene 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(3)

- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6) defeated qualifier Mikael Ymer 7-5 6-1

- Vasek Pospisil defeated wildcard James Ward 6-4 6-4

- Wildcard Liam Broady defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 7-6(4)