Chile’s Cristian Garin upset seventh-seeded Kyle Edmund of Great Britain 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Chengdu (China) Open on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Aug 8, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Cristian Garin of Chile reacts after a point in his match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Garin, ranked 33rd in the world, broke Edmund’s serve twice in each set to cruise to victory in 1 hour, 13 minutes.
“I think it’s my best match this year on hard court for sure,” said Garin, who won clay-court titles in Munich and Houston earlier this year.
Britain’s Daniel Evans was pushed to a third-set tiebreaker before defeating China’s Yan Bai 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4). American qualifier Bradley Klahn beat Taiwanese qualifier Jason Jung 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
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Zhuhai Championships
Eighth-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain advanced to the second round by cruising past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-1 in 74 minutes in Zhuhai, China.
Ramos-Vinolas won 81 percent of his first-serve points and never faced a break point. Britain’s Cameron Norrie also did not face a break point in dispatching Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk 6-1, 6-4.
Adrian Mannarino of France advanced with a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Ze Zhang of China, while China’s Di Wu eliminated Japan’s Tatsuma Ito 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray of Great Britain, continuing his comeback from January hip surgery, opens play Tuesday against the United States’ Tennys Sandgren.
—Field Level Media