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In the 78-minute match, Michelsen had a 9-1
edge in aces and compiled more winners (22-15) but made twice as
many unforced errors as Tiafoe (10-5).
Seventh-seeded Jordan Thompson of Australia also had a smooth
day's work, beating the United States' Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1.
Eighth-seeded Dominik Koepfer of Germany ousted Australia's
Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 7-6 (5), and fourth-seeded Adrian Mannarino
of France got a walkover when Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka due to
nausea.
Open 13 Provence
The top two seeds produced straight-set wins in the second round
at Marseille, France.
No. 1 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland thrashed Kazakhstan's Alexander
Shevchenko 6-1, 6-4, and No. 2 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria
downed the United States' Sebastian Korda 6-1, 7-6 (5).
Hurkacz rode a 13-3 advantage in aces and a 81 percent
first-serve success to his 65-minute win. Dimitrov also won 81
percent of the time on his first serve, and he saved two of the
three break points he faced.
Fifth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain eliminated
Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3, 7-5. China's Zhang Zhizhen upset
seventh-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 6-4, and
France's Arthur Rinderknech topped eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka of
the Czech Republic 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Cordoba Open
Rain washed away most of the Thursday action in Cordoba,
Argentina, as just one match was completed.
Luciano Darderi, an Argentinian qualifier, downed fourth-seed
Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-0, 6-3 to make an ATP quarterfinal
for the first time.
Another Argentinian qualifier, Roman Andres Burruchaga, led
seventh-seeded Yannick Hanfmann of Germany 6-3, 1-6, 2-1 when
their match was suspended due to rain.
--Field Level Media
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