Japan Open: Thompson takes out Ruud
Jordan Thompson won against Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Thursday. He’ll face Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori in the next round
Jordan Thompson, Montréal 2024 (Icon SMI / Panoramic)
Australian Jordan Thompson won against Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, 7-6 (5), 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Japan Open at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon.
Thompson, ranked No 29, will play Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori next.
Tokyo ATP 500, other first-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.818.380, most recent results first):
- Kei Nishikori beat Marin Cilic: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Arthur Fils beat Taylor Fritz (1): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Holger Rune (6) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
- Christopher O’Connell (Q) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Brandon Nakashima beat Frances Tiafoe (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Ben Shelton (8) beat Reilly Opelka: 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Alex Michelsen (Q) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (4): 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Machac beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5
- Yoshihito Nishioka (WC) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)
- Jack Draper beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (5) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-3, 6-2
- Ugo Humbert beat Shintaro Mochizuki (WC): 6-1, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Marcos Giron: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Matteo Berrettini beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Mariano Navone beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
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