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Last week’s winners and finalists get back at it today – although the long trip from Tel Aviv to Astana was probably made easier for Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic by their private jet arrangements.

Djokovic breezed through; Cilic had to pull off a comeback.

For Denis Shapovalov and Yoshihito Nishioka, it was a much shorter hop from Seoul to Tokyo. And both played Wednesday (with Nishioka also playing doubles).

There was rain in Tokyo – the first two doubles matches on the second court were been moved indoors. Then two others, while Kokkinakis and Kyrgios were squeezed in on the main stadium, which No worries for the main has a roof.

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Astana Open
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $2,054,825
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [Q] Luca Nardi (ITA) 76 (2) 76 (3)
[5] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. [Q] Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) 63 62

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) def. [LL] Pavel Kotov (RUS) 61 76 (5)
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def. [LL] David Goffin (BEL) 36 61 75

Singles, first round

[4/WC] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Cristian Garin (CHI) 61 61
[9] Marin Cilic (CRO) def Oscar Otte (GER) 57 76 (4) 62

Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) def [SE] Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) 60 62

Doubles, first round

[1] Tim Puetz (GER) / Michael Venus (NZL) def. [PR] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Lukasz Kubot (POL) 67 (6) 76 (6) [10-6]
[2] Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO) def Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 76 (3) 62

Simone Bolelli / (Fabio Fognini ITA) def. [WC] Alexander Bublik / Beibit Zhukayev (KAZ) 64 62
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (GER) def. Francisco Cerundolo / Andres Molteni (ARG) 64 64

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Rakuten Japan Open
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $2,108,110
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

Soonwoo Kwon KOR) def. Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 63 67 (4) 62
Pedro Martinez (ESP) def Jaume Munar (ESP) 46 63 61

Singles, first round

[7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs. Steve Johnson (USA) 63 76 (3)

[3] Taylor Fritz (USA) def James Duckworth (AUS) 62 67 (2) 61

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) def Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 26 76 (1) 62

Doubles, first round

[1] Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def [WC] Yoshihito Nishioka / Kaichi Uchida (JPN) 61 62
[2] Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (AUS) def. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) / Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) 62 76 (4)
[3] Rafael Matos (BRA) / David Vega Hernandez (ESP) def. Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)76 (5) 64

Brandon Nakashima / Hunter Reese (USA) def Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul (FRA) 46 61 [10-2]
Mackenzie McDonald  (USA) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) def Alex de Minaur (AUS) / Frances Tiafoe (USA) 63 61

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