Kei Nishikori up and running as Denis Shapovalov upsets Hyeon Chung

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Kei Nishikori smiling

Local hero Kei Nishikori had no problems booking his place in the second round of the Japan Open on Monday.

The third seed won his all-Japanese first-round encounter against Yuichi Sugita 6-4, 6-1.

Next up for Nishikori is Benoit Paire after the Frenchman beat Nicolas Jarry from Chile 6-4, 7-6 (7-1).

Denis Shapovalov, meanwhile, accounted for seventh seed Hyeon Chung’s exit as the Canadian beat the Australian Open semi-finalist 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Fourth seed Diego Schwartzman also crashed out as he was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Russian Daniil Medvedev, who will face Martin Klizan next after the Slovakian beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

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