Sports News | Nakashima, Bublik Win 1st-round Matches at Firenze Open
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima of the United States eased into the second round of the Firenze Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Richard Gasquet.
Florence, Oct 12 (AP) Eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima of the United States eased into the second round of the Firenze Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Richard Gasquet.
Nakashima took little over an hour to see off the Frenchman and will next face Altug Celikbilek.
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Seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik also progressed at the hard-court tournament, beating Cristian Garin 7-5, 6-2 for the Kazakh player's 100th career victory and a tour-leading 14th indoor win of the season.
Oscar Otte will face the top-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round after rallying to beat Márton Fucsovics 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles eliminated Lorenzo Sonego, 6-4, 6-4 and will next face another Italian in third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti.
Mikael Ymer and Francesco Passaro also advanced.
It is the first time Florence is hosting a tour-level event since 1994. (AP)
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