Dimitrov stops Monteiro, Rublev next in Vienna

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov beat Brazilian qualifier Thiago Monteiro 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Vienna Open at the Wiener Stadthalle on Tuesday afternoon.

Dimitrov, ranked No 32, will face Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed, next.

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A 2020 quarter-finalist in Vienna, Dimitrov improved to 4-4 lifetime at the Erste Bank Open with his win, and 22-20 on the season.

Vienna ATP 500, other first-round results (Wiener Stadthalle, EUR 2.489.935, most recent results first):

• Daniil Medvedev vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
• Dennis Novak vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Cristian Garin vs. Jannik Sinner
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Marcos Giron
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Pedro Cachin vs. Cameron Norrie
• Dominic Thiem vs. Tommy Paul: tuesday
• Denis Shapovalov beat Jurij Rodionov (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-2, 6-3
• Daniel Evans beat Oscar Otte (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Andrey Rublev beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-4, 6-1
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Filip Misolic (WC): 6-3, 6-3
• Taylor Fritz (4) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (Q): 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3
• Borna Coric beat Quentin Halys (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Karen Khachanov beat J.J. Wolf (Q): 7-6 (4), 7-5

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