Auger-Aliassime ends five-match losing streak with win in Tokyo
The Canadian’s 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-2 win over Aleksandar Vukic was his first since Cincinnati in August
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Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 8 seed, ended a five-match losing streak as he beat Australian Aleksandar Vukic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-2 to reach the second round of the Japan Open at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Monday.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 17, will play Austrian Sebastian Ofner next. It was his first win since Cincinnati in August.
Tokyo ATP500, other first-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 2.013.940, most recent results first):
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Yosuke Watanuki vs. Casper Ruud
- Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Ben Shelton vs. Taro Daniel
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Diego Schwartzman
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Karen Khachanov
- Taylor Fritz vs. Cameron Norrie
- Alex De Minaur vs. Jack Draper
- Sho Shimabukuro vs. Cristian Garin
- Tommy Paul vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Marcos Giron
- Jordan Thompson beat Alexander Zverev (3): 6-3, 6-4
- Sebastian Ofner beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 7-5
- Mackenzie McDonald beat Max Purcell: 7-5, 6-4
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