Citi Open: Qualifier Svajda sets up second round clash against top seed Fritz

American qualifier Zachary Svajda moved into the second round of the Citi Open by edging out Australian Max Purcell 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on Tuesday.

This was the biggest win for the 21-year-old American. Svajda, ranked No 233 in the world, will face top seed Taylor Fritz next.

Washington ATP500, other first-round matches (Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, hard, USD 2,013,940):

• Brandon Nakashima beat Aleksandar Vukic: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9)
• Sho Shimabukuro (LL) beat Lloyd Harris: 6-4, 6-3
• Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Taro Daniel: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Gael Monfils (WC) beat Bjorn Fratangelo (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Radu Albot beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
• Gregoire Barrere beat Shintaro Mochizuki (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3
• Mackenzie McDonald beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-3, 6-3
• Liam Broady beat Corentin Moutet: 7-6, 6-4
• Aslan Karatsev beat Kiranpal Pannu (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Michael Mmoh beat Bradley Klahn (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Yosuke Watanuki beat Yibing Wu: 1-4 ret.
• Alexander Shevchenko beat Maxime Cressy: 6-3, 7-6 (8)
• Juncheng Shang (Q) beat Emilio Gomez: 6-3, 6-3
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-4
• Kevin Anderson vs. Jordan Thompson

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