ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov sails through first round at Almaty Open

Fifth-seeded Karen Khachanov comfortably advanced to the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Rei Sakamoto. Khachanov did not face a single break point and won 93 percent of his first-serve points in a match that lasted just 75 minutes. Elsewhere in Almaty, seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a 7-6 (9), 3-6, 6-3 victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Action across other ATP 250 tournaments featured notable results, including French qualifier Clement Chidekh earning his first tour-level win by defeating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 6-4 in Brussels. In Lyon, fifth seed Brandon Nakashima fired 27 aces to beat Hamad Medjedovic, while seeded players Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fery were eliminated.