Astana Open: Rodionov books spot in second round
Jurij Rodionov edged out Gregoire Barrere 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Thursday night and will face second seed Sebastian Baez in the next round
Jurij Rodionov – Roland-Garros 2020
Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov reached the second round of the Astana Open by edging out Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the Daulet National Tennis Center on Thursday night.
Rodionov, ranked No 107, will face second seed Sebastian Baez next.
Astana ATP250, other first-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.017.850, most recent results first):
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Sebastian Ofner
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Sebastian Korda
- Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Dominic Thiem
- Sho Shimabukuro vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Marcos Giron
- Alibek Kachmazov vs. Corentin Moutet: thursday
- Egor Gerasimov (Q) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino (6) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Nuno Borges beat Mikhail Kukushkin (WC): 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Alexander Shevchenko (WC) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 6-3
- Hamad Medjedovic (WC) beat Laslo Djere (7): 6-3, 2-1 ret.
