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Krajinovic broke Rublev's serve in his first
service game to help build the early advantage, but Rublev won
the final five games of the set before cruising in the second,
winning 26 of 29 first-service points (89.7 percent) and
converting four of six break-point opportunities.
No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany rallied to beat Czech
opponent Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, Tallon Griekspoor of the
Netherlands, wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia, Lorenzo
Sonego of Italy and Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov also won their
opening matches.
Movistar Chile Open
Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo upset No. 7 seed and
fellow countryman Pedro Cachin 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round
of the clay-court tournament in Santiago.
Cerundolo coped with Cachin's nine aces by winning 39 of his 46
first-service points (84.8 percent).
Defending champion Pedro Martinez of Spain also bowed out early,
as German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann handled business in their
match 6-2, 6-0. Chile's Alejandro Tabilo pulled out a 6-0, 6-7
(4), 7-6 (5) win over Spain's Jaume Munar for the right to face
top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the second round.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The three seeded U.S. players in action all won their
opening-round matches in Acapulco, Mexico.
Third-seeded Taylor Fritz outlasted U.S. countryman John Isner
3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sixth-seeded Frances Tiafoe downed Japan's
Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 (6), 6-4, finishing with a 9-2 edge in
aces. Seventh-seeded Tommy Paul closed out Ecuador's Emilio
Gomez 6-1, 7-6 (4).
In another all-U.S. matchup, Michael Mmoh prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-1
over Marcos Giron. Fourth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark rallied
past the United States' Ben Shelton 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2, and
Canada's Denis Shapovalov came from behind to defeat Serbia's
Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 (4), 6-0, 7-5.
In the final match of the night, second-seeded Casper Ruud of
Norway staved off Argentine qualifier Guido Andreozzi 6-4, 4-6,
7-6 (2). Also advancing to the second round were Spain's
Feliciano Lopez and Japan's Taro Daniel.
--Field Level Media
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