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That group was led by second-seeded John Isner of the United
States, who topped Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 7-6 (6). Isner
finished with a 22-6 edge in aces and saved the only break point
he faced.
Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan defeated the United
States' Jack Sock 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and sixth-seeded Andy Murray of
Scotland rallied past Australia's Max Purcell 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy of the United States, fifth-seeded
Benjamin Bonzi of France and eighth-seeded James Duckworth of
Australia also earned second-round victories. The United States'
Steve Johnson got a walkover win over seventh-seeded Jiri Vesely
of the Czech Republic.
Nordea Open
Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo upset top-seeded Casper Ruud
6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the second round at Bastad, Sweden.
Ruud finished with nine aces to Cerundolo's none, and Cerundolo
put just 55 percent of his first serves in play, but he broke
serve on the final game of the match to reach the quarterfinals.
Third-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina eliminated Sweden's
Elias Ymer 7-5, 6-3, and Pablo Carreno Busta eked out a 4-6, 7-6
(5), 7-5 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas in an all-Spanish
matchup. Russia's Aslan Karatsev routed France's Hugo Gaston
6-2, 6-4.
--Field Level Media
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