Draper swats aside Daniel to set up Jarry tie at Miami Open

Britain’s Jack Draper got his Miami Open campaign off to a strong start with a 6-3 6-2 win over Taro Daniel to reach the second round on the opening day of action.

The 22-year-old hit 10 aces, 22 winners and didn’t face a single break point in a confident straight-sets victory that took 69 minutes.

Draper will face No. 22 seed Nicolas Jarry of Chile in the next round.

Draper has had an up-and-down season so far, enjoying impressive runs to the final in Adelaide and semi-finals in Acapulco, but suffering early exits at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

He headed to Miami for the second leg of the ‘Sunshine Swing’ looking to right some wrongs after a first-round exit to Christopher O’Connell in Indian Wells, and the 6’4” lefty came out swinging.

Draper’s big serve got him off to a good start as he lost just two points in his opening three service games, landing two aces in the process.

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But Daniel kept pace and avoided coughing up any break points until game six, where Draper put down the hammer with a winner to earn a couple, taking the first for a 4-2 lead.

The Brit landed another two aces as he consolidated with an emphatic love hold, and a hold apiece from there closed out the opening set in 36 minutes.

Things looked to be unravelling further for Daniel when he double-faulted to hand Draper break point in the opening game of the second set, but the Japanese player recovered for a hard-earned hold.

His resistance didn’t last long, as Draper followed up another strong hold with an early break before a thumping consolidation game that started with back-to-back aces put him 3-1 up.

Daniel mustered a love hold, but saw few chinks in the Draper armour as the world No. 42 hit three more aces in the following game before landing the crucial blow by breaking for a third time, winning all four points for a 5-2 lead.

From there, the youngster made no mistake as he produced his 10th ace of the match to serve out in style.

Draper, competing in Miami for the third time, has matched his best run at the event by reaching the second round, where he lost to compatriot Cameron Norrie last year.

Elsewhere, Denis Shapovalov, a Miami semi-finalist in 2019, overcame Luciano Darderi 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 to earn a meeting with 10th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

There were also wins for Luca van Assche and Botic van de Zandschulp over Pavel Kotov and Rinky Hijikata respectively.

Van Assche will face seventh seed Casper Ruud in the second round, while Van de Zandschulp is up against No. 14 seed Ugo Humbert.

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‘Life in the old dog yet’ – Murray rolls back the years with comeback win over Berrettini

Andy Murray rallied from a set down to defeat Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 6-4 with a vintage performance in the opening round of the Miami Open.

After a shaky start, Murray looked sharp as he scurried around the court, while he served well and hit 28 winners in a two hour, 47 minute win, after which he wrote ‘life in the old dog yet’ on the courtside camera.

Berrettini, whose ranking has plummeted during an injury-plagued two years, was making his first ATP Tour appearance since last year’s US Open.

He required medical attention towards the end of the second set after stumbling and looking faint while serving, but saw out the match as his wait for a first win in Miami goes on.

The decisive moment of the opening set against Berrettini arrived in the first game, when a slow start from Murray proved costly as he coughed up a break point with a tame backhand, allowing Berrettini to pounce with a fizzed forehand winner down the line.

The pair traded aces as things settled on serve thereafter, until an eventful game six where Murray forced two break opportunities but failed to take either.

Berrettini saw a chance for a double break come and go when he put a simple forehand in the net, but he made no mistake when it came to serving out the set, hitting an ace before finishing the job with a big winner into the corner.

Murray needed to find a response quickly and laid the foundations with his serve, losing just one point in his first three service games to make an impressive start.

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The former world No. 1 again applied pressure in game six, this time seizing his third break opportunity with a ferocious return to seize the momentum before consolidating on serve for a 5-2 lead.

There were worrying scenes when Berrettini began to serve and stumbled, losing his footing as he looked faint before taking to his chair to receive medical attention.

The Italian returned to the court looking groggy, but shook off the issue to produce a love hold to stay in the set, only for Murray to successfully serve out to level things up and force a decider.

Murray cut a determined figure at the start of the third and immediately earned three break points, but Berrettini saw them all off in composed fashion, the Brit throwing his racquet on the ground in frustration as he let a golden opportunity slip.

But Murray stuck with the task and eventually earned a fourth break point in a lengthy game, this time seizing the chance after a big return put him on top in the rally before Berrettini netted.

A love hold consolidated the breakthrough before Murray coughed up two chances for a double break, but the Brit showed mental steel by saving three break points to hold for a 4-2 lead.

From then on Murray refused to budge on serve, closing out one of his biggest victories of the season so far.

Draper downs Daniel in style

Fellow Brit Jack Draper got his Miami Open campaign off to a strong start with a 6-3 6-2 win over Taro Daniel to reach the second round.

The 22-year-old hit 10 aces, 22 winners and didn’t face a single break point in a confident straight-sets victory that took 69 minutes.

Draper will face No. 22 seed Nicolas Jarry of Chile in the next round.

Draper has had an up-and-down season so far, enjoying impressive runs to the final in Adelaide and semi-finals in Acapulco, but suffering early exits at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

He headed to Miami for the second leg of the ‘Sunshine Swing’ looking to right some wrongs after a first-round exit to Christopher O’Connell in Indian Wells, and the 6’4” lefty came out swinging.

Draper’s big serve got him off to a good start as he lost just two points in his opening three service games, landing two aces in the process.

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But Daniel kept pace and avoided coughing up any break points until game six, where Draper put down the hammer with a winner to earn a couple, taking the first for a 4-2 lead.

The Brit landed another two aces as he consolidated with an emphatic love hold, and a hold apiece from there closed out the opening set in 36 minutes.

Things looked to be unravelling further for Daniel when he double-faulted to hand Draper break point in the opening game of the second set, but the Japanese player recovered for a hard-earned hold.

His resistance didn’t last long, as Draper followed up another strong hold with an early break before a thumping consolidation game that started with back-to-back aces put him 3-1 up.

Daniel mustered a love hold, but saw few chinks in the Draper armour as the world No. 42 hit three more aces in the following game before landing the crucial blow by breaking for a third time, winning all four points for a 5-2 lead.

From there, the youngster made no mistake as he produced his 10th ace of the match to serve out in style.

Draper, competing in Miami for the third time, has matched his best run at the event by reaching the second round, where he lost to compatriot Cameron Norrie last year.

Elsewhere, Denis Shapovalov, a Miami semi-finalist in 2019, overcame Luciano Darderi 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 to earn a meeting with 10th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

There were also wins for Luca van Assche and Botic van de Zandschulp over Pavel Kotov and Rinky Hijikata respectively.

Van Assche will face seventh seed Casper Ruud in the second round, while Van de Zandschulp is up against No. 14 seed Ugo Humbert.

Marton Fucsovics progressed with a 6-2 6-1 win over Max Purcell to set up a tie against third seed Daniil Medvedev, while Christopher O’Connell downed qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-2 6-4.

Flavio Cobolli rallied to beat Yoshihito Nishioka 1-6 6-1 6-4 and will face British No. 1 Cameron Norrie next and Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Nuno Borges 6-4 7-5.

Tomas Machac downed wild card Darwin Blanch 6-4 6-2 to earn a second-round crack at fifth seed Andrey Rublev, while Andrea Vavassori beat Pedro Cachin 6-2 6-2 and will now face fellow Italian, Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.

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Great Britain face Argentina, Canada and Finland in Davis Cup group stage

Great Britain will face Argentina, Canada and Finland in the Davis Cup Finals group stage.

The matches will take place in Manchester this September, after the AO Arena was confirmed as one of the four host venues for the event, which will run from September 10 to September 14.

The top two teams in the group will progress to the Finals in Malaga in November.

Elsewhere, defending champions Italy will go up against Brazil, the Netherlands and Belgium on home soil in Bologna, while Zhuhai in China will host Germany, the USA, Chile and Slovakia.

In Valencia, Spain have been drawn alongside Australia, France and the Czech Republic.

There could well be some logistical problems for all the players and countries involved, as matches are due to start just days after the US Open finishes in New York.

The likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who played a pivotal role in guiding Italy to the title last year, might therefore have some big decisions to make if they have a deep run at Flushing Meadows.

Great Britain, meanwhile, will be attempting to reach the final stage of the Davis Cup for the second year running.

Leon Smith was also at the helm when they won an emotional final against Belgium in 2015.

Team GB still have a formidable bunch of highly ranked male players though, including Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans, while doubles stars Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury are both Grand Slam winners.

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Canada on the other hand currently only have one man, Felix Auger-Aliassime, in the singles top 100, as do Finland, in the form of Emil Ruusuvuori.

That means their toughest assignment is likely to come against Argentina, who could be led by recent Chile Open champion Sebastian Baez, 19th in the world and one of seven players inside the top 100.

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Draper’s Acapulco run ends in retirement, Ruud beats Rune to set up De Minaur final

Jack Draper’s maiden ATP 500 semi-final ended in retirement as he bowed out to defending champion Alex De Minaur in Acapulco.

The British No. 3 was in uncharted territory in Mexico and forced the third seed to a deciding set before being forced to end the tie early.

De Minaur claimed a 6-3 2-6 4-0 victory to set up a title clash with Casper Ruud, who ousted second seed Holger Rune in three sets.

“I think those are the types of situations which are the hardest to control as a player, because you’re stuck in two minds,” De Minaur said.

“One mind is, alright, you can see your opponent hurting. So let’s just try and put the ball in the court and make him just miss.

“What you really have to do is play the same style of tennis that you were that got you to that stage. So it’s extremely hard to focus in those situations, and often these are the matches that can complicate themselves.”

Draper’s deep run in Mexico was achieved in thumping style, with the lefty claiming three consecutive straight-sets wins against Tommy Paul, Yoshihito Nishioka and Miomir Kecmanovic.

But he was immediately up against it as reigning champion De Minaur broke twice to take the opening set.

Draper responded strongly in the second with a couple of breaks of his own, but there were signs of discomfort when a physio was called midway through the set to offer treatment.

The Brit was visibly struggling as the third got underway and bowed out after being broken twice in four games.

“Even though I dropped that second set, I knew he was hurting from then and I just told myself to bring up the intensity, try and get a head start in the third set and make it a little bit harder for him,” De Minaur said.

“But honestly, I wish him a speedy recovery. He’s a hell of a player, a hell of a talent and I hope it’s nothing too serious.”

Standing between De Minaur and a successful title defence is sixth seed Ruud, who defeated Rune 3-6 6-3 6-4 in a two hour, 24 minute battle.

The Dane started strongly with aggressive shot-making from the baseline and took the opening set, but he then faded as he struggled with cramp and Ruud found his rhythm.

“It was a tough start. Holger just came out firing bullets from the forehand, from the backhand and I had not too much time to play my game,” Ruud said.

“I was frustrated at times, especially at the end of the first set, beginning of the second. I didn’t really feel like I got to play any points how I wanted to, so there was some frustration towards myself, towards my box, because I didn’t feel like we were doing the right thing.

“But luckily with one break in the second, it turned around a bit and in the third set it got a little physical. I think maybe Holger seemed like he was struggling a little bit and started firing even more and a couple of games it went in and he broke me, which is frustrating.”

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Draper continues dominant form to reach maiden ATP 500 semi-final in Mexico

Jack Draper cruised into the Mexican Open semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Miomir Kecmanovic.

The British No. 3 broke his top 60 counterpart in both sets on the way to a 6-2 6-2 win in Acapulco, his third straight-sets triumph of the tournament.

Draper will take on world No. 9 Alex de Minaur for a spot in the final after the Australian beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time in his career to reach the last four.

Holger Rune and Casper Ruud will lock horns in the opposite semi-final, completing a strong last four battling for a place in Saturday’s final.

Draper wrapped up a convincing opener against Kecmanovic in 31 minutes after breaking the Serbian twice in quick succession to take a 4-1 lead before serving out the first set.

The second set was more competitive, with Draper surviving a break point as the pair stayed locked at 2-2.

However, the Brit made his decisive move with a break on his fourth break point to take the momentum of the tie, before landing a double break to settle the match.

After serving out the last game to love, Draper sealed the win in 80 minutes to book his place against defending champion De Minaur in the semi-finals.

The victory extends his crushing form on the North American continent, after he beat American Tommy Paul – ranked 36 places higher than the Brit – 6-0 6-4 in the first round.

Then he took on Japanese star Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and made even lighter work of the 28-year-old, winning 6-3 6-0.

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Paul overcomes Britain’s Draper in four sets – Australian Open highlights

Draper will take on De Minaur on Saturday, which is set to be his biggest career semi-final.

The 22-year-old’s match against the Australian will be his maiden ATP 500 last-four clash.

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Draper continues dominant form to reach maiden ATP 500 semi-final in Mexico

Jack Draper cruised into the Mexican Open semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Miomir Kecmanovic.

The British No. 3 broke his top 60 counterpart in both sets on the way to a 6-2 6-2 win in Acapulco, his third straight-sets triumph of the tournament.

Draper will take on world No. 9 Alex de Minaur for a spot in the final after the Australian beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time in his career to reach the last four.

Holger Rune and Casper Ruud will lock horns in the opposite semi-final, completing a strong last four battling for a place in Saturday’s final.

Draper wrapped up a convincing opener against Kecmanovic in 31 minutes after breaking the Serbian twice in quick succession to take a 4-1 lead before serving out the first set.

The second set was more competitive, with Draper surviving a break point as the pair stayed locked at 2-2.

However, the Brit made his decisive move with a break on his fourth break point to take the momentum of the tie, before landing a double break to settle the match.

After serving out the last game to love, Draper sealed the win in 80 minutes to book his place against defending champion De Minaur in the semi-finals.

The victory extends his crushing form on the North American continent, after he beat American Tommy Paul – ranked 36 places higher than the Brit – 6-0 6-4 in the first round.

Then he took on Japanese star Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round and made even lighter work of the 28-year-old, winning 6-3 6-0.

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Paul overcomes Britain’s Draper in four sets – Australian Open highlights

Draper will take on De Minaur on Saturday, which is set to be his biggest career semi-final.

The 22-year-old’s match against the Australian will be his maiden ATP 500 last-four clash.

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Draper powers into Mexican Open quarters, Medvedev reaches semi-finals in Dubai

Jack Draper reached the quarter-finals of the Mexican Open with a straight-sets win over Yoshihito Nishioka.

The British No. 3 fired down 11 aces and saved all three break points he faced to win 6-3 6-0.

Draper will next take on Miomir Kecmanovic, who is ranked three places below him at No. 53 in the world.

Draper has lost just seven games in his two matches in Acapulco and was in control early against Nishioka as he opened up a 3-0 lead.

He dropped just one point behind his first serve, winning 18 of 19 points, as he took the set in 42 minutes.

The second set flew by as Draper dominated, breaking three times and losing just three points on his serve.

Defending champion Alex de Minaur has also dropped just seven games so far after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over Sebastian Ofner.

“I’ve got a very big heart, I’ll tell you that,” said De Minaur after the win.

“This heart is going to keep me going, no matter what the score is, where I’m at, what stage of my career I am [in]. It’s what’s gotten me to this point so far, and it’s what’s going to hopefully get me further and further.”

De Minaur won 90% of his first-serve points and broke serve five times to set up a meeting with fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

“It’s all about trying to put as much pressure as I can on my opponents every single service game,” De Minaur added.

“And no matter what the result is in that game, just always try to stay in there and try to win a couple points here and there. To be honest, I don’t think I’m doing anything special out there. I’m just asking the question.”

Tsitsipas beat Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-3 7-6(6) to make the last eight.

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Tsitsipas recovered from 5-2 down in the tie-breaker to win, having also missed the chance to serve for the match at 5-4 up.

“It’s not an easy mountain to climb being 5-2 down and having your opponent serve twice,” Tsitsipas said.

“It’s quite an incredible comeback to be honest in this part of the match, especially when the momentum shifts and changes so quick after serving for the match.

“It’s something that you do not expect and there’s definitely a lot of doubt creeping through your mind. I think at this particular moment I was just able to compose myself really well and I refused to go to a third set, which was very important.”

Casper Ruud secured a top-10 return with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Dusan Lajovic.

Former world No. 2 Ruud is now 11-2 for the season and will next face Ben Shelton, who beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(1) 3-6 6-3.

Holger Rune saved all seven break points he faced to beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6(5) 6-2 and set up a quarter-final with Dominik Koepfer, who upset eighth seed Frances Tiafoe 6-4 5-7 6-1.

Daniil Medvedev was among those to reach the semi-finals at the Dubai Open.

His title defence at the ATP 500 event continued with a comprehensive 6-2 6-3 victory against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The world No. 4 remained in control throughout the encounter, making just six unforced errors as he triumphed in 89 minutes.

Medvedev will next play the winner of Hubert Hurkacz’s match against Ugo Humbert as he looks to put his Australian Open final loss to Jannik Sinner behind him.

Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik also reached the semi-finals in Dubai following retirements.

Second seed Rublev was 6-4 4-3 up when Sebastian Korda retired from their quarter-final clash.

Bublik led 6-4 4-1 when Jiri Lehecka pulled out of their match.

Bublik is set to move into the top 20 for the first time next week and will face Rublev in the quarters.

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Draper powers into Mexican Open quarters, Ruud secures top-10 return

Jack Draper reached the quarter-finals of the Mexican Open with a straight-sets win over Yoshihito Nishioka.

The British No. 3 fired down 11 aces and saved all three break points he faced to win 6-3 6-0.

Draper will next take on Miomir Kecmanovic, who is ranked three places below him at No. 53 in the world.

Draper has lost just seven games in his two matches in Acapulco and was in control early against Nishioka as he opened up a 3-0 lead.

He dropped just one point behind his first serve, winning 18 of 19 points, as he took the set in 42 minutes.

The second set flew by as Draper dominated, breaking three times and losing just three points on his serve.

Defending champion Alex Minaur has also dropped just seven games so far after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over Sebastian Ofner.

“I’ve got a very big heart, I’ll tell you that,” said De Minaur after the win.

“This heart is going to keep me going, no matter what the score is, where I’m at, what stage of my career I am [in]. It’s what’s gotten me to this point so far, and it’s what’s going to hopefully get me further and further.”

De Minaur won 90% of his first-serve points and broke serve five times to set up a meeting with fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

“It’s all about trying to put as much pressure as I can on my opponents every single service game,” De Minaur added.

“And no matter what the result is in that game, just always try to stay in there and try to win a couple points here and there. To be honest, I don’t think I’m doing anything special out there. I’m just asking the question.”

Tsitsipas beat Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-3 7-6(6) to make the last eight.

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Tsitsipas recovered from 5-2 down in the tie-breaker to win, having also missed the chance to serve for the match at 5-4 up.

“It’s not an easy mountain to climb being 5-2 down and having your opponent serve twice,” Tsitsipas said.

“It’s quite an incredible comeback to be honest in this part of the match, especially when the momentum shifts and changes so quick after serving for the match.

“It’s something that you do not expect and there’s definitely a lot of doubt creeping through your mind. I think at this particular moment I was just able to compose myself really well and I refused to go to a third set, which was very important.”

Casper Ruud secured a top-10 return with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Dusan Lajovic.

Former world No. 2 Ruud is now 11-2 for the season and will next face Ben Shelton, who beat Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(1) 3-6 6-3.

Holger Rune saved all seven break points he faced to beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6(5) 6-2 and set up a quarter-final with Dominik Koepfer, who upset eighth seed Frances Tiafoe 6-4 5-7 6-1.

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Norrie begins Rio title defence in style as Evans wins and Draper bows out in Los Cabos

Cameron Norrie began his Rio Open title defence with a straight-sets win over Hugo Dellien that left him “dripping sweat”.

The British No. 1 seemed to triumph comfortably, 6-3 6-2, but denied that it had been a routine victory against the Bolivian.

“Good sensations, good feelings on this court,” Norrie said. “You said it was pretty straightforward, but I was absolutely dripping sweat. So it’s never easy out here.”

Norrie, seeded second behind Carlos Alcaraz in Brazil, will face Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera in the second round.

The world No. 23 is looking to bounce back after his immediate exit in Buenos Aires last week to Federico Coria, which followed a strong run to the last 16 at the Australian Open that culminated in defeat to Alexander Zverev.

Norrie saved the only break point he faced against Dellien and took three of his seven opportunities against the Bolivian’s serve.

He wrapped up the win in 82 minutes and was pleased with his efforts.

“I think I managed my service games really well,” Norrie added.

“I served much better than last week [against Coria] and I was a bit more patient and knew I had to play point for point and really make the rallies a bit longer.

“I think I learned from last week with that, and just happy to be back in Brazil.”

Fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo also progressed, beating fellow Argentine Francisco Comesana to set up a tie against Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Home favourite Thiago Seyboth Wild booked a spot in the second round by beating Alejandro Tabilo in three sets and will face Jaume Munar next.

In Mexico, Dan Evans defeated fifth seed Roman Safiullin 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Los Cabos Open.

But hopes of an all-British tie were dashed when Jack Draper fell to a 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 defeat to Thanasi Kokkinakis, who will face Evans next.

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Norrie begins Rio title defence in style as Evans wins and Draper bows out in Los Cabos

Cameron Norrie began his Rio Open title defence with a straight-sets win over Hugo Dellien that left him “dripping sweat”.

The British No. 1 seemed to triumph comfortably, 6-3 6-2, but denied that it had been a routine victory against the Bolivian.

“Good sensations, good feelings on this court,” Norrie said. “You said it was pretty straightforward, but I was absolutely dripping sweat. So it’s never easy out here.”

Norrie, seeded second behind Carlos Alcaraz in Brazil, will face Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera in the second round.

The world No. 23 is looking to bounce back after his immediate exit in Buenos Aires last week to Federico Coria, which followed a strong run to the last 16 at the Australian Open that culminated in defeat to Alexander Zverev.

Norrie saved the only break point he faced against Dellien and took three of his seven opportunities against the Bolivian’s serve.

He wrapped up the win in 82 minutes and was pleased with his efforts.

“I think I managed my service games really well,” Norrie added.

“I served much better than last week [against Coria] and I was a bit more patient and knew I had to play point for point and really make the rallies a bit longer.

“I think I learned from last week with that, and just happy to be back in Brazil.”

Fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo also progressed, beating fellow Argentine Francisco Comesana to set up a tie against Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Home favourite Thiago Seyboth Wild booked a spot in the second round by beating Alejandro Tabilo in three sets and will face Jaume Munar next.

In Mexico, Dan Evans defeated fifth seed Roman Safiullin 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Los Cabos Open.

But hopes of an all-British tie were dashed when Jack Draper fell to a 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 defeat to Thanasi Kokkinakis, who will face Evans next.

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