Almaty Open: Mannarino stages comeback against Safiullin in first round

Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 8 seed, beat Russian Roman Safiullin 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Almaty Open at Almaty Arena on Tuesday.

Mannarino recovered from a set and a break down to beat Safiullin in two hours, 46 minutes.

The Frenchman hit 27 winners and converted three break points, also benefitting from the Russian’s 44 unforced errors to advance.

Mannarino, ranked No 56, will face the winner of the match between James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic next.

Almaty ATP 250, other first-round results (Almaty Arena, hard, USD 1.036.700, most recent results first):

• Timofey Skatov vs. Tomas Machac
• James Duckworth vs. Aleksandar Vukic
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Taro Daniel vs. Daniel Evans
• Benjamin Hassan vs. Beibit Zhukayev
• Otto Virtanen vs. Fabio Fognini
• Gabriel Diallo beat Christopher O’Connell: 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Borna Coric beat Fabian Marozsan (7): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Maximilian Marterer beat Damir Dzumhur: 7-5, 6-4
• Justin Engel (WC) beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong: 7-5, 6-4

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