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The match lasted over two and a half hours, even though
Tsitsipas, ranked No. 4 in the world, won on aces 15-0. Fokina
was helped by three Tsitsipas double faults and a better
performance at the net, converting on 63 percent of his
net-point opportunities.
In other action, No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia dispatched
Henri Laaksonen of Sweden 6-4, 6-4, Jiri Lehecka of the Czech
Republic upset No. 5 Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 6-4 and
wild card Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands upended
seventh-seeded Aslan Karatsev of Russia 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (0).
Russian Karen Khachanov and Italian Lorenzo Musetti advanced in
three-set wins, with Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands
winning in straight sets.
Argentina Open
Sixth-seeded Federic Delbonis made short work of fellow
Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-3 in Buenos Aires at
the Argentina Open.
Fellow countryman Sebastian Baez defeated Denmark's Holger Rune
7-6 (4), 6-3.
Spain might have made the biggest waves of the day, however, as
Jaume Munar (6-4, 6-4), Roberto Carballes Baena (7-6 (2), 6-2),
Pedro Martinez (6-2, 6-4) and Pablo Andujar (6-2, 6-4) all
emerged victorious Tuesday. No. 7 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas,
also of Spain, was upset by Brazil's Thiago Monteiro, 6-3, 6-3.
Dallas Open
Canada's Vasek Pospisil easily dispatched local wild-card
entrant Caleb Chakravarthi, needing less than an hour to prevail
6-1, 6-0 in the first round at Dallas.
Chakravarthi, a 23-year-old California native, is a senior at
SMU in Dallas. Pospisil, who is ranked 150th in the world, never
faced a break point in the match.
Other first-round winners were seventh-seeded Marcos Giron and
Jack Sock, both of the United States, plus Australia's Jordan
Thompson, Great Britain's Liam Broady, Germany's Cedrik-Marcel
Stebe and Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka. Austria's Jurij Rodionov
upset sixth-seeded Maxime Cressy of the United States 7-6 (3),
4-6, 6-1.
--Field Level Media
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