New dad Medvedev advances to Vienna second round to face Thiem, bashes Basilashvili
Daniil Medvedev won against Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday. He’ll face Austrian Dominic Thiem in the next round
Daniil Medvedev in Astana (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed, won against Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Vienna Open at the Wiener Stadthalle on Wednesday.
Medvedev, ranked No 4, will play Austrian Dominic Thiem next.
Vienna ATP 500, other first-round results:
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) beat Dennis Novak (WC): 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Jannik Sinner (6) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-2
- Marcos Giron beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-4, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz (5) beat Frances Tiafoe: 7-6 (9), 3-6, 6-3
- Cameron Norrie (7) beat Pedro Cachin (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Dominic Thiem beat Tommy Paul: 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
- Denis Shapovalov beat Jurij Rodionov (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-2, 6-3
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Thiago Monteiro (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Daniel Evans beat Oscar Otte (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Andrey Rublev (3) beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-4, 6-1
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Filip Misolic (WC): 6-3, 6-3
- Taylor Fritz (4) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (Q): 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3
- Borna Coric beat Quentin Halys (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Karen Khachanov beat J.J. Wolf (Q): 7-6 (4), 7-5
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