Japan Open: Humbert books spot in second round
The Frenchman will face the winner of the match between No 7 seed Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima in the second round
Ugo Humbert at the 2024 Australian Open (Virginie Bouyer/Panoramic)
Frenchman Ugo Humbert defeated Japanese wildcard Shintaro Mochizuki 6-1, 6-2 to move into the second round of the Japan Open at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Humbert, ranked No 18, will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima next.
Tokyo ATP 500, other first-round matches (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1,818,380):
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Marcos Giron: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Matteo Berrettini beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Mariano Navone beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
- Casper Ruud vs. Jordan Thompson
- Marin Cilic vs. Kei Nishikori
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Holger Rune
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Taylor Fritz vs. Arthur Fils
- Alex Michelsen vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Tomas Machac
- Reilly Opelka vs. Ben Shelton
- Jack Draper vs. Mattia Bellucci
- Tommy Paul vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
