China Open: Rublev books spot in second round, goes three sets after first-set bagel

Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 4 seed, advanced to the second round of the China Open by edging out Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing on Friday afternoon.

Once more, Rublev demonstrated some frustration during the second set, in which he was broken twice.

Rublev, ranked No 6, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 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: friday
• Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 6-4, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (7) beat Roberto Carballes Baena (LL): 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