Dubai Open: Lehecka into second round
The Czech will meet the winner of the match between French lucky loser Luca Van Assche and Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Jiri Lehecka 2024 (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
Jiri Lehecka edged out Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Dubai Open at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
Lehecka, ranked No 36, will play the winner of the match between French lucky loser Luca Van Assche and Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 4 seed, next.
Dubai ATP 500, other first-round matches (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2,941,785):
- Ugo Humbert (5) beat Gael Monfils (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (8) beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
- Hubert Hurkacz (3) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6)
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Abdullah Shelbayh (WC): 7-5, 2-0 ret.
- Andrey Rublev (2) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik (7) beat Tomas Machac (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Andy Murray beat Denis Shapovalov: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Adrian Mannarino (6): 7-6 (3), 7-5
- Sebastian Korda beat Pavel Kotov: 6-0, 6-2
- Sumit Nagal vs. Lorenzo Sonegoe
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Shevchenko
- Jakub Mensik vs. Borna Coric
- Maximilian Marterer vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Luca Van Assche vs. Karen Khachanov
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Arthur Cazaux
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