Dubai Open: Auger-Aliassime moves into second round

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 4 seed, defeated American Maxime Cressy 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Dubai Open at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 9, will play Italian Lorenzo Sonego next.

Auger-Aliassime got some measure of revenge against the American, who defeated him in the first round of Wimbledon last summer.

Dubai ATP500, other first-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.855.495, most recent results first):

• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Alexander Bublik vs. Alexandar Lazarov: tuesday
• Francesco Passaro vs. Mikael Ymer: tuesday
• Borna Coric (8) beat Daniel Evans: 2-2 ret.
• Botic van de Zandschulp beat Karen Khachanov (6): 7-5, 6-2
• Christopher O’Connell (Q) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 7-5, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev (7) beat Jiri Lehecka: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Andrey Rublev (2) beat Filip Krajinovic: 7-5, 6-2
• Pavel Kotov (Q) beat Alexei Popyrin (WC): 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3)
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Malek Jaziri (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Lorenzo Sonego beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 7-5, 6-3
• Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Quentin Halys (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (9)

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