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No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Portugal’s Nuno Borges 6-3, 7-6 (2) within the first spherical of the Beijing Open on Wednesday.
A six-time winner of the tourney, Djokovic fired eight aces and saved each break factors he confronted to win in a single hour, 51 minutes. His second-round opponent might be Chinese wild card Yunchaokete Bu, who outlasted Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours, 19 minutes.
Russia’s Karen Khachanov delivered the occasion’s first upset with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 2 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in simply 72 minutes. Also advancing in straight units have been French qualifier Arthur Gea and Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
The match discipline doesn’t embody Italy’s Jannik Sinner (2023 and 2025 champion) or Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (2024). Sinner is coping with a knee harm and Alcaraz is the highest seed this week in Tokyo.
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Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo made fast work of No. 7 seed Tommy Paul within the opening spherical in Tokyo, ending off a 6-1, 6-2 victory in 74 minutes.
Tabilo transformed 5 of eight break factors and took benefit of six double faults by Paul, who received solely 55% of the factors (17 of 31) on his first serve. Tabilo awaits the winner of the match between Canada’s Denis Shapovalov and Japanese wild card Sho Shimabukuro.
Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi earned a second-round date with top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain by rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory towards Japanese wild card Rei Sakamoto.
No. 8 seed Valentin Vacherot of Monaco edged Belgium’s Alexander Blockx 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in simply over two hours. Qualifier Arthur Fils posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Luca Van Assche.
–Field Level Media