Citi Open: Vukic reaches second round

Australian Aleksandar Vukic moved into the second round of the Citi Open by defeating Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Monday night.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s straight‑sets defeat to Aleksandar Vukic in Washington marks his fourth consecutive loss on tour.

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

• Quentin Halys vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jaume Munar vs. Marcos Giron
• Zachary Svajda vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Gael Monfils vs. Yibing Wu
• David Goffin vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
• Learner Tien beat Emilio Nava (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• 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)