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In his first match since dropping an epic semifinal on the Australian Open late final month, second-seeded Jannik Sinner dumped Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 within the first spherical of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday in Doha.
Sinner was the two-time defending Australian Open champion earlier than he fell 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Novak Djokovic in Melbourne. The Italian had no such difficulties on Monday, by no means dealing with a break level and committing simply 9 unforced errors.
Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia, the 2023 Doha champion, additionally posted a cushty first-round consequence, a 6-4, 6-2 victory over China’s Juncheng Shang.
Sixth-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic beat British qualifier Jan Choinski 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4. Australia’s Alexei Popyrin and France’s Arthur Fils and Valentin Royer additionally superior.
Delray Beach Open
Alex Michelsen gained 86% of his service factors en path to a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded Valentin Vacherot of Monaco within the first spherical at Delray Beach, Fla.
Michelsen by no means ceded a break level and was notably efficient when placing his first serve in play, successful 92.3% of the factors (36 of 39).
Eighth-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the U.S., the 2018 Delray Beach champ, pushed previous Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-4, and the United States’ Marcos Giron knocked out Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro 6-3, 7-5. France’s Terence Atmane and Hong Kong’s Chak Lam Coleman Wong additionally gained their openers.
Rio Open
All three Brazilians in motion fell within the first spherical at Rio de Janeiro.
Peru’s Ignacio Buse rallied previous Brazilian qualifier Igor Marcondes 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. The Czech Republic’s Vit Kopriva defeated Gustavo Heide 6-2, 7-6 (5), and Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann beat Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 7-6 (3), 6-4.
The solely seeded participant to hit the courtroom on Monday, seventh-seeded Daniel Altmaier of Germany, misplaced 6-4, 7-6 (7) to Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic, a fortunate loser from qualifying.
Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo and Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante moved on with straight-set wins.
–Field Level Media