Citi Open: Tien makes second round, Rublev next

Learner Tien defeated wildcard Emilio Nava 6-1, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Citi Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Monday evening.

He will play against the No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev, next, who’s just reached the semi-final at Los Cabos.

The 56th edition of the Mubadala Citi DC Open kicks off with a loaded field that includes five Top 10 players and 16 Americans. Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, and Frances Tiafoe headline the U.S. roster, while Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, and Andrey Rublev bring international flair.

Two former champions, Gaël Monfils and Daniel Evans, return, with the latter receiving a wild card. Last year’s champion Sebastian Korda is out due to injury, leaving the title race wide open.

Washington ATP 500, other first-round results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2.396.115, most recent results first):

• Zachary Svajda vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• David Goffin vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Gael Monfils vs. Yibing Wu
• Quentin Halys vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jaume Munar vs. Marcos Giron

• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Aleksandar Vukic
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Jenson Brooksby: monday
• Reilly Opelka beat Murphy Cassone (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Cameron Norrie beat Billy Harris (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Mackenzie McDonald (WC) beat Colton Smith (Q): 6-4, 6-1
• Alexandre Muller beat Beibit Zhukayev (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Daniel Evans (WC) beat Zizou Bergs: 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Ethan Quinn (WC) beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-3, 6-2
• Fabian Marozsan beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-5, 6-1
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Daniel Altmaier: 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2)