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No messing around at the Tokyo 500 – No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, No. 5 Tommy Paul and No. 8 Félix Auger-Aliassime are all up on the first day.

The Canadian Auger-Aliassime managed a gritty win over Aussie Aussie Aleksandar Vukic.

It’s a good draw, but quality of draw hasn’t necessarily been a determining factor for FAA during these tough times. So good that he got through.

Also with the main draw getting under way : Antwerp and Stockholm.

WTA Tour – Monday results

(Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of EDT; Stockholm and Antwerp are six hours ahead).

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 16 – 22, 2023
Prize money: $2,022,700
Draws: S32 – 16

[8] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def. Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 76 (3) 67 (2) 62

Jordan Thompson (AUS) def [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) 63 64

[5] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Daniel Altmaier (GER) 36 61 63

[Q] Marcos Giron (USA) def Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 76 (14) 46 61
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def. Max Purcell (AUS) 75 64
Sebastian Ofner (AUT) def Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 67 (2) 76 (5) 75

Gregoire Barrere (FRA) def. Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 61 76 (5)
Hugo Gaston (FRA) def Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 76 (7) 64
[WC] David Goffin (BEL) def Quentin Halys (FRA) 64 61
[WC] Mark Lajal (EST) def Jaume Munar (ESP) 63 64

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[1] Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) def. [5] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) 75 75 (Alexander Shevchenko)
[WC] Alexander Blockx (BEL) def. [WC] Gilles Arnaud Bailly (BEL) 64 75 ([5] Yannick Hanfmann)
[4] Maximilian Marterer (GER) def. [8] Titouan Droguet (FRA) 64 64 ([7] Richard Gasquet)
[ALT] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) def Gauthier Onclin (BEL) 64 62 ([6] Roberto Carballes Baena)