Chengdu Open: Thompson through to second round
Jordan Thompson won against Max Purcell 6-2, 7-6 (8) on Thursday night. He’ll face Serb Dusan Lajovic in the next round
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Chengdu Open •Third round •
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Jordan Thompson advanced to the second round of the Chengdu Open by beating No 6 seed Max Purcell 6-2, 7-6 (8) at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Thursday night.
Thompson, ranked No 56, will play Serb Dusan Lajovic next.
Chengdu ATP250, other first-round results (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.152.805, most recent results first):
- Benjamin Lock vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Pavel Kotov
- Alexander Bublik vs. Marcos Giron: thursday
- Philip Sekulic vs. Nuno Borges: thursday
- Juan Pablo Varillas beat Jie Cui (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Li Tu (LL): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6)
- Dusan Lajovic beat Zizou Bergs (WC): 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Christopher O’Connell beat Alibek Kachmazov (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Corentin Moutet beat Tao Mu (WC): 6-2, 6-2
- Roman Safiullin beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-4, 6-4
- Taro Daniel beat Aleksandar Vukic (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
