Dubai Open: Top seed Medvedev eases into second round

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed, reached the second round of the Dubai Open by defeating German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Tuesday evening.

Medvedev, ranked No 6, will face Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.

Dubai ATP 500, other first-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.237.670, most recent results first):

• Gael Monfils vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Christopher O’Connell (Q) beat Grigor Dimitrov (6): 6-0 ret.
• Ugo Humbert (5) beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-3, 6-0
• Quentin Halys (Q) beat Andrey Rublev (3): 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
• Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alexander Bublik: 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Marin Cilic beat Alex De Minaur (2): 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
• Nuno Borges beat Arthur Fils (8): 6-2, 6-1
• Luca Nardi (LL) beat Marton Fucsovics (Q): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Zizou Bergs beat Aziz Dougaz (WC): 6-3, 6-3
• Karen Khachanov beat Daniel Evans (WC): 6-1, 6-3
• Alexei Popyrin beat Hady Habib (WC): 6-2, 6-4
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Fabian Marozsan: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)