Chengdu Open: Daniel upsets 6th seed Sonego in first round

Daniel will play either Aleksander Kocacevic or qualifier Alibek Kachmazov in the second round

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Chengdu Open •Third round • completed
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Japan’s Taro Daniel reached the second round of the Chengdu Open by winning against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed, 6-4, 7-5 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

The Japanese player, who plays either Aleksander Kocacevic or qualifier Alibek Kachmazov next, scored his first ATP Tour-level win since April.

Chengdu ATP 250, other first-round matches (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1,171,655, most recent results first):

  • Juncheng Shang vs. Kei Nishikori
  • Roman Safiullin vs. Fabio Fognini
  • Aleksandar Vukic vs. Borna Coric
  • Yi Zhou vs. Chun-Hsin Tseng
  • Pavel Kotov vs. Christopher O’Connell
  • Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Fajing Sun
  • Lukas Klein beat Adam Walton: 7-6 (3), 6-4

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