Chengdu Open: Safiullin sets up clash with Evans

Russian Roman Safiullin defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Chengdu Open at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Wednesday night.

Safiullin, ranked No 55, will face No 4 seed Daniel Evans next.

Chengdu ATP250, other first-round results (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.152.805, most recent results first):

• Alexander Bublik vs. Marcos Giron
• Benjamin Lock vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Pavel Kotov
• Philip Sekulic vs. Nuno Borges
• Max Purcell vs. Jordan Thompson
• Jie Cui vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
• Zizou Bergs vs. Dusan Lajovic
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Alibek Kachmazov
• Tao Mu vs. Corentin Moutet
• Taro Daniel beat Aleksandar Vukic (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2