Adelaide Open: Nakashima advances to second round
Brandon Nakashima won against Yannick Hanfmann on Tuesday. He’ll play the winner of the match between David Goffin and Rinky Hijikata next
Brandon Nakashima | Zuma / Panoramic
American Brandon Nakashima, the No 7 seed, reached the second round of the Adelaide Open by defeating German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
Nakashima, ranked No 37, will face the winner of the match between Belgian David Goffin and Australian lucky loser Rinky Hijikata next.
Adelaide ATP 250, other first-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Tristan Schoolkate
- David Goffin vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Arthur Cazaux beat Adam Walton (Q): 7-5, 6-1
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Alexander Bublik (6): 6-4, 6-2
- Li Tu (WC) beat James Duckworth (Q): 6-1, 7-5
- Marcos Giron beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Manuel Guinard (LL) beat Roman Safiullin: 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1
- Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Christopher O’Connell beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 7-5, 6-2
- Denis Shapovalov beat Zhizhen Zhang (9): 6-3, 6-4
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