Chengdu Open: Thompson through to second round

Jordan Thompson advanced to the second round of the Chengdu Open by beating No 6 seed Max Purcell 6-2, 7-6 (8) at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Thursday night.

Thompson, ranked No 56, will play Serb Dusan Lajovic next.

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

• Benjamin Lock vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Pavel Kotov
• Alexander Bublik vs. Marcos Giron: thursday
• Philip Sekulic vs. Nuno Borges: thursday
• Juan Pablo Varillas beat Jie Cui (WC): 6-1, 6-3
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Li Tu (LL): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6)
• Dusan Lajovic beat Zizou Bergs (WC): 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
• Christopher O’Connell beat Alibek Kachmazov (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Corentin Moutet beat Tao Mu (WC): 6-2, 6-2
• Roman Safiullin beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-4, 6-4
• Taro Daniel beat Aleksandar Vukic (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2