China Open: Khachanov makes second round
The Russian downed Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets on Friday
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Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 7 seed, won against Spanish lucky loser Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round of the China Open at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing on Friday.
Khachanov, ranked No 27, will play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo next.
Beijing ATP 500, other first-round results (Olympic Green Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.720.165, most recent results first):
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Zhizhen Zhang
- Andrey Rublev vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 6-4, 6-4
- Roberto Bautista Agut (Q) beat Arthur Rinderknech (LL): 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti (6) beat Zizou Bergs (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Gael Monfils: 6-3, 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Jakub Mensik (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Yunchaokete Bu (WC) beat Juncheng Shang: 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4
- Roman Safiullin (LL) beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Flavio Cobolli beat Alexander Bublik (8): 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jiri Lehecka beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Nicolas Jarry: 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Pavel Kotov (Q) beat Yi Zhou (WC): 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Adrian Mannarino beat Lorenzo Sonego: 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
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