Chengdu Open: Lajovic makes second round, beats wild caard Bergs

Serb Dusan Lajovic advanced to the second round of the Chengdu Open by beating Belgian wildcard Zizou Bergs 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Thursday night.

Lajovic, ranked No 52, will play the winner of the match between No 6 seed Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson next.

Chengdu ATP250, other first-round results (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.152.805, most recent results first):

• Alexander Bublik vs. Marcos Giron
• Benjamin Lock vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Pavel Kotov
• Philip Sekulic vs. Nuno Borges
• Max Purcell vs. Jordan Thompson
• Jie Cui vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Li Tu: thursday
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Alibek Kachmazov: thursday
• Corentin Moutet beat Tao Mu (WC): 6-2, 6-2
• Roman Safiullin beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-4, 6-4
• Taro Daniel beat Aleksandar Vukic (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2