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The top four seeds in Moscow, who have first-round byes, still have been fairly scarce.

In Antwerp, a popcorn match between the two rising young Italians – Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti in which Sinner, only slightly older, showed he’s a much more polished player at this early stage of both their careers.

As well, a return to the court from Xavier Malisse, now 41, for the first time since … 2013. And he and partner/pupil Lloyd Harris pulled out an impressive victory.

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European Open
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 18 – 24, 2021
Prize money: €584,125
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def [3] Cristian Garin (CHI) 46 63 63
Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def [8] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 63 46 62

[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 75 62

[Q] Jenson Brooksby (USA) def Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 62 60

Doubles, first round

Federico Delbonis (ARG) / David Vega Hernandez (ESP) def [4] Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 57 64 [11-9]

[1] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) def. David Pel / Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 63 76 (4)
[3] Wesley KoolhofJ / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) def. Roman Jebavy (CZE) / Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 64 62

Oliver Marach / Philipp Oswald (AUT) def. Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andre Goransson (SWE) 46 64 [10-6]
[WC] Lloyd Harris (RSA) / Xavier Malisse (BEL) def Romain Arneodo (MON) / Matt Reid (AUS) 64 76 (4)
Denys Molchanov (UKR) / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (NED) def Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Matej Sabanov (CRO) 64 64  

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