De Minaur Beats Fellow Aussie Millman in Zhuhai Opener

Seventh seed Alex de Minaur won eight of the first nine games of an all-Australian clash against John Millman on Tuesday at the Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships. The 20-year-old, a winner of two ATP Tour titles this year at the Sydney International and the BB&T Atlanta Open, won 6-1, 6-3, in 70 minutes.

Damir Dzumhur, a qualifier from Bosnia and Herzegovina, worked hard to break a four-match losing streak against Italian Marco Cecchinato 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes.

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray takes on American Tennys Sandgren in the first round during Tuesday’s night session.,