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Karatsev contributed to his own downfall by committing six
double faults to Sonego's none. Sonego saved six of the eight
break points he faced while also taking advantage of four of his
five break opportunities.
In the day's only other main-draw match, the United States'
Sebastian Korda defeated France's Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-6 (2). In
the 1-hour, 37-minute match, Korda picked on Gaston's second
serve, winning 15 of 29 points, while Gaston managed to take
just 8 of 21 points while facing Korda's second serve.
San Diego Open
Seventh-seeded James Duckworth needed 2 hours, 19 minutes to
hold off Australian countryman Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in
the first round at San Diego.
Duckworth finished with a 14-7 edge in aces while Popyrin mixed
in five double faults to Duckworth's one. Duckworth was also
particularly effective with his first serve, winning 40 of 47
points (85 percent).
Eighth-seeded J.J. Wolf also got a first-round win, topping
Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 7-6 (6) in an all-U.S. showdown.
And in an all-Argentine matchup, Tomas Martin Etcheverry
defeated qualifier Facundo Mena 7-6 (6), 6-3. Mena staved off
two set points in the first-set tiebreaker but couldn't complete
the comeback. Etcheverry got the only service break of the
second set for a 5-3 lead, then served out the match.
France's Constant Lestienne came from behind to beat U.S.
wild-card entrant Brandon Holt 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
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