Almaty Open—Kazakhstan
Defending Champion Mannarino Advances at Almaty Open; Andreescu Crashes Out of Osaka
Defending champion Adrian Mannarino superior to the second spherical of the Almaty Open on Tuesday, defeating Roman Safiullin 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Needing two hours and 46 minutes to advance, Mannarino struck two aces, saved 7/10 breaks factors and added 26 winners to his victory.
Presently ranked No. 56 on this planet, Mannarino will subsequent face James Duckworth or Aleksandar Vukic for a spot within the quarterfinals.
The match’s high seed Frances Tiafoe will play his first match on Thursday.
Elsewhere, Gabriel Diallo, Daniel Evans, Otto Virtanen and Beibit Zhukayev all reached the spherical of 16.
Lehecka Advances in Belgium
No. 5 seed Jiri Lehecka superior to the second spherical of the European Open on Tuesday in Antwerp, Belgium, defeating Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-1, 6-4.
Lehecka will subsequent face both Gilles Arnaud Bailly or Daniel Altmaier for a spot within the remaining eight.
Different motion on the day noticed Hugo Gaston advancing by dispatching Alexey Vatutin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Gaston is presently ranked No. 77 on this planet.
Fearnley Edges Moutet in Stockholm
Qualifier Jacob Fearnley wanted 5 match factors to achieve the second spherical of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, dismissing the all the time entertaining court-craft of Corentin Moutet, 6-2, 7-6(5).
Fearnley, who began the yr ranked No. 646, is presently ranked No. 90 on this planet.
Nonetheless to come back on Tuesday, No. 5 seed Nicolas Jarry might be in motion and Leo Borg (the son of legendary Swede Bjorn Borg) will take to the court docket for his first-round match.
High seed Andrey Rublev will play his second-round match on Thursday.
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Kinoshita Group Japan Open—Osaka, Japan
Former US Open winner Bianca Andresscu crashed out of the Japan Open on Tuesday, dropping in meek trend to Greet Minnen from Germany 6-3, 6-0 in 62 minutes.
Andresscu, who has battled with accidents and her confidence all season lengthy, fell to 8-8 on the yr. The 24-year-old, from Mississauga, Ontario, received the US Open in 2019 and was ranked as excessive as No. 4 on this planet.
Minnen, who has been ranked as excessive as No. 59 on this planet, presently stands at No. 95. She’s going to subsequent face Diane Parry from France in spherical two.
Different winners on the day included No. 3 seed Elise Mertens, No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova, No. 5 seed Elina Avanesyan, Sara Saito, Ana Bogdan, Eva Lys and Harriet Dart.
Boulter Advances in Ningbo
British star Katie Boulter superior to the second spherical of the Ningbo Open in China on Tuesday, defeating former high 5 participant Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2.
Boulter, who has had a terrific yr on Tour, is presently ranked No. 35. The 27-year-old will subsequent face high seed Beatriz Haddad Maia for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Different winners on the day in Ningbo featured No. 7 seed Anna Kalinskaya, Ye-Xin Ma, Katerina Siniakova and Ella Seidel all reaching the spherical of 16.
Wednesday’s schedule will characteristic No. 5 seed Daria Kasatkina, No. 8 see Paula Badosa and US Open semifinalist Karolina Muchova in motion.
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