Dubai Open: Kotov reaches second round, upsets wild card Popyrin

Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov moved into the second round of the Dubai Open by edging out Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Monday.

Kotov, ranked No 138, will play the winner of the match between Russian lucky loser Alexander Shevchenko and Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, next.

Dubai ATP500, other first-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.855.495, most recent results first):

• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac
• Alexander Bublik vs. Alexandar Lazarov
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Francesco Passaro vs. Mikael Ymer
• Daniel Evans vs. Borna Coric
• Karen Khachanov vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Maxime Cressy vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Alexander Zverev vs. Jiri Lehecka: monday
• Andrey Rublev (2) beat Filip Krajinovic: 7-5, 6-2
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Malek Jaziri (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Lorenzo Sonego: monday
• Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Quentin Halys (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (9)