Nuno Borges, a Portuguese qualifier, defeated Adrian Mannarino of France with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to progress to the second round of the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. Borges, who is ranked No. 39, will now face the winner between Dane Holger Rune, the No. 15 seed, and Italian wild card Matteo Berrettini.
Mannarino’s season record now stands at 8-22, losing nine consecutive matches dating back to ‘s-Hertogenbosch. He has a 1-16 record in his last 17 matches.
In other first-round results of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, the following matches were played: [List of matches and scores]
