Hong Kong Open: Borges reaches second round
Nuno Borges edged out Bu Yunchaokete on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Jaume Munar and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina next
Nuno Borges, Rome 2024
Portuguese Nuno Borges, the No 5 seed, moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open by edging out Chinese Bu Yunchaokete 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
Borges, ranked No 36, will face the winner of the match between Jaume Munar and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina next.
Hong Kong ATP 250, other first-round results (Victoria Park Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):
- Juncheng Shang vs. Chak Lam Coleman Wong
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Francesco Passaro vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Kei Nishikori
- Jaume Munar vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Zizou Bergs (WC) beat Alejandro Moro Canas (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Alexandre Muller beat Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q): 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Cameron Norrie beat Learner Tien: 6-3, 7-5
- Lorenzo Sonego beat Brandon Nakashima (6): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Fabian Marozsan beat Roman Safiullin: 6-1, 7-6 (9)
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Luciano Darderi (8): 6-3, 6-3
