Vienna Open: Khachanov dispatches compatriot Safiullin to move into second round
Karen Khachanov defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4. He’ll face Jiri Lehecka in the next round
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No 8 seed Karen Khachanov reached the second round of the Vienna Open by defeating Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4 at the Wiener Stadthalle.
Khachanov, ranked No 16, will face Jiri Lehecka next.
Vienna ATP500, other first-round results (Wiener Stadthalle, EUR 2.409.835, most recent results first):
- Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner
- Gael Monfils vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Borna Gojo
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Arthur Fils
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Dominic Thiem
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Tomas Machac
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev
- Alexandre Muller vs. Tommy Paul
- Cameron Norrie vs. Filip Misolic
- Alexander Zverev vs. Sebastian Ofner
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Matteo Arnaldi: monday
- Jiri Lehecka beat J.J. Wolf: 6-4, 6-4
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