Marcos Giron overcame Stan Wawrinka in a first-round thriller on the Astana Open, the place he clawed previous the 38-year-old 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 7-6(8) on the ATP 250 occasion.
Competing in opposition to one another for the primary time, there was little to separate the pair all through the two-hour, 51-minute conflict. Neither participant confronted a break level, with each dictating behind serve. Within the third-set tie-break, Giron performed persistently, limiting errors to strain former World No. 3 Wawrinka and seal victory.
The American has now earned 20 tour-level wins this season. He achieved a personal-best 23 victories in 2021. Aiming to shut that focus on additional, the World No. 82 will subsequent face Dominic Thiem, who fought off a second-set scare, saving three set factors, to down Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 7-6(8). The Austrian gained 80 per cent of his first-serve factors, in comparison with his opponent’s 68 per cent to advance after two hours, 11 minutes.
“I’m actually completely happy that I got here by way of. It was a tricky match in opposition to a tricky opponent,” Thiem stated. “Final match in opposition to him I misplaced, in Buenos Aires. I began very properly. It was my first match for the reason that US Open, after I needed to do a break due to my abdomen. I’m actually completely happy to get the win. I received somewhat bit tight, it was a really shut within the second set… It’s essential to be by way of in two units.”
Earlier, Adrian Mannarino clinched his thirty third tour-level win of the 12 months to equal his personal-best season. The Frenchman, who earned 33 victories in 2017, defeated Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(4), 6-2.
The World No. 34 will subsequent meet Alibek Kachmazov after the World No. 315 overcame Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and 7 minutes.
Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov earned simply his second tour-level win of the season, downing Gregoire Barrere 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5). Rodionov saved two match factors on serve at 4-5 within the third set earlier than advancing within the tie-break. He’ll subsequent meet second seed Sebastian Baez.
Qualifier Egor Gerasimov defeated Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-6(5), 6-3, whereas Sho Shimabukuro beat Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-4.
