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Sidelined since July 2021 with a series of
injuries, Raonic fired 15 aces and won 92 percent of the points
on his first serve (34 of 37) to defeat the Serbian 6-3, 6-4 in
85 minutes.
No. 8 seed Maxime Cressy also suffered an early exit, falling
6-2, 7-6 (2) in the first round to Marc-Andrea Huesler of
Switzerland. No. 7 Ugo Humbert of France was a 6-4, 6-2 winner
against Australian Jason Kubler, and lucky loser Rinky Hijikata
of Australia rallied to beat Dutchman Gijs Brouwer 6-7 (5), 6-3,
6-2.
Boss Open
No. 6 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy saved all five break points
and defeated Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the
opening round in Stuttgart, Germany.
No. 7 seed Matteo Berrettini was not as fortunate, losing to
fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-1, 6-2 in 71 minutes.
France's Richard Gasquet ousted Christopher Eubanks 7-6 (2),
6-4. Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic outlasted Marcos Giron
4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki defeated
Spain's Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (5), 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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