Astana Open: Čilić moves into second round, Khachanov next
Marin Čilić won against Oscar Otte 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Wednesday
Marin Cilic | © Zuma / Panoramic
Croat Marin Čilić, the No 9 seed, moved into the second round of the Astana Open by winning against German Oscar Otte 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the Daulet National Tennis Center in Nur-Sultan on Wednesday.
Čilić, ranked No 14, will face Russian Karen Khachanov next.
Nur-Sultan ATP 250, other first-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, USD 1.900.000, most recent results first):
- Cristian Garin vs. Novak Djokovic : Wednesday in Nur-Sultan
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 6-0, 6-2
- Daniil Medvedev (2) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 6-1
- Alexander Bublik beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
- David Goffin (LL) beat Carlos Alcaraz (1): 7-5, 6-3
- Luca Nardi (Q) beat Alexander Shevchenko (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Pavel Kotov (LL) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-4, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Andrey Rublev (5) beat Laslo Djere (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (8): 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- Hubert Hurkacz (7) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 6-2, 7-6 (2)
- Zhizhen Zhang (Q) beat Aslan Karatsev: 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Beibit Zhukayev (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Adrian Mannarino beat Stan Wawrinka (WC): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
