BEIJING: Up-and-coming Russian Karen Khachanov felled 7th-seeded Joao Sousa of Portugal at the ATP Chengdu Open Tuesday to advance to the second round.
The 20-year-old, 1.98m (6’6“) right-hander powered past Sousa 7-6(3), 6-3 in 77 minutes to face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the second round.
“It’s a very good match for me,” Khachanov said, according to an ATP report. “I’m very happy with my performance. I like the court, I like the crowd, so I was enjoying playing the match.”
Thirty-year-old South African Kevin Anderson smoothly dispatched Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-2, 6-4. He will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, the second seed and number 15 in the ATP rankings, in the next round.
Serbian Dusan Lajovic fought back from a dropped first set to beat Federico Del Bonis of Argentina 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the second round he will face third seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, now ranked 21st in the world.
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus traded hard-fought sets with Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta when the match was suspended in the final set due to rain.
Paire wins close battle to reach second round in Shenzhen
Sixth seed Benoit Paire of France took two hours to defeat Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 at the ATP Shenzhen Open Tuesday, carrying him into the second round.
He will next face 32-year-old Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, who bested the China native and wildcard Ze Zhang in the first round 7-6(3), 6-4.
In his first match since the US Open, the eighth seed Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic notched 13 aces in his 6-2, 7-6(8) victory over Pablo Andujar of Spain, as the 1.98m (6’6“) lefty showed good form after an injury forced his early exit from the US Open.
Qualifier Ryan Harrison of the US won a second round berth after beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 6-4, while Japanese wildcard Akira Santillan fell to Spaniard Inigo Cervantes in 78 minutes.
In the doubles top seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi were ousted in the first round by Fabio Fognini and Robert Lindstedt 5-7, 7-6(2), 10-8 in a 105-minute clash.
The 20-year-old, 1.98m (6’6“) right-hander powered past Sousa 7-6(3), 6-3 in 77 minutes to face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the second round.
“It’s a very good match for me,” Khachanov said, according to an ATP report. “I’m very happy with my performance. I like the court, I like the crowd, so I was enjoying playing the match.”
Thirty-year-old South African Kevin Anderson smoothly dispatched Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-2, 6-4. He will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, the second seed and number 15 in the ATP rankings, in the next round.
Serbian Dusan Lajovic fought back from a dropped first set to beat Federico Del Bonis of Argentina 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the second round he will face third seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, now ranked 21st in the world.
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus traded hard-fought sets with Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta when the match was suspended in the final set due to rain.
Paire wins close battle to reach second round in Shenzhen
Sixth seed Benoit Paire of France took two hours to defeat Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 at the ATP Shenzhen Open Tuesday, carrying him into the second round.
He will next face 32-year-old Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, who bested the China native and wildcard Ze Zhang in the first round 7-6(3), 6-4.
In his first match since the US Open, the eighth seed Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic notched 13 aces in his 6-2, 7-6(8) victory over Pablo Andujar of Spain, as the 1.98m (6’6“) lefty showed good form after an injury forced his early exit from the US Open.
Qualifier Ryan Harrison of the US won a second round berth after beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 6-4, while Japanese wildcard Akira Santillan fell to Spaniard Inigo Cervantes in 78 minutes.
In the doubles top seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi were ousted in the first round by Fabio Fognini and Robert Lindstedt 5-7, 7-6(2), 10-8 in a 105-minute clash.
