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It’s early days for Beijing and Astana – even though it’s Thursday.

So not many seeds so far, although No. 6 Adrian Mannarino and No. 8 Stan Wawrinka were on the sked in Astana on Thursday.

Andy Murray vs. Alex de Minaur is a first-round match in Beijing Thursday. And that’s a tough draw for both. And what a tough match for both.

(Beijing is 12 hours ahead of EDT; Astana is 10 hours ahead)

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China Open
Location: Beijing, China
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, 2023
Prize money: $3,798,915
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) def. [Q] J.J. Wolf (USA) 62 62
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def. [WC] Yi Zhou (CHN) 62 62
Alex de Minaur (AUS) def Andy Murray (GBR) 63 57 76 (6)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def. [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) 67 (5) 76 (4) 63
Ugo Humbert (FRA) def Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 75 36 60

Doubles, first round

[Q] Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler (AUT) def [3] Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (ARG) 64 64

Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. [WC] Jie Cui / Aoran Wang (CHN) 64 75
[PR] Marcelo Melo (BRA) / Alexander Zverev (GER) def Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) 26 63 [11-9]

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Astana Open
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2023
Prize money: $1,093,360
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Marcos Giron (USA) def [8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 67 (6) 76 (4) 76 (6)

[6] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 76 (4) 62

[Q] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) def Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) 76 (5) 63
[Q] Alibek Kachmazov (RUS) def Corentin Moutet (FRA) 63 76 (5)
[Q] Jurij Rodionov (AUT) def Gregoire Barrere (FRA) 26 64 76 (5)
[Q] Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) def Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 62 64
Dominic Thiem (AUT) def. Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) 63 76 (8)

Doubles, first round

[4] Mate Pavic (CRO) / John Peers (AUS) def. Marton Fucsovic (HUN) / Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 76 (2)

Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) def. Sebastian Baez (ARG) / Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) 63 62

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