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Rodionov, who received a wild-card entry into
the tournament, had just one previous win in eight career ATP
Tour matches. He topped France's Jeremy Chardy in the first
round of the French Open last month.
On Monday, he took advantage of three of his four break-point
opportunities and was aided by Shapovalov's 10 double faults.
Other first-round winners at Vienna were fifth-seeded Andrey
Rublev of Russia, South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Croatia's
Borna Coric. Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta advanced when
seventh-seeded Gael Monfils of France retired while trailing
6-1, 2-0.
Astana Open
Eighth-seeded Jordan Thompson saved a match and survived his
first-round match at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The Australian came
from behind to beat Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 5-7, 7-6 (6),
6-2.
Norrie led 6-5 in the second-set tiebreaker, but Thompson took
the next three points to level the match. Thompson recorded the
only two service breaks in the final set to escape with the win.
Both U.S. players in action advanced with straight-set wins.
Seventh-seeded Tommy Paul defeated Italy's Stefano Travaglia 7-6
(2), 6-3, and Frances Tiafoe rolled past France's Corentin
Moutet 6-3, 6-2. Moldova's Radu Albot and Spain's Fernando
Verdasco also notched first-round victories.
--Field Level Media
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