Atlanta: Goffin beats Shapovalov in first round

The Belgian, currently ranked 98th in the world, will next face the winner of the match between Christopher O’Connell and number 8 seed Max Purcell.

Atlanta ATP 250, other first round matches (Atlanta Athletic Club, hard, $756,020, most recent results first):

• Yoshihito Nishioka beats Zachary Svajda (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (5) beats Arthur Cazaux: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
• Reilly Opelka vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Max Purcell
• Andres Martin vs Juncheng Shang
• Mattia Bellucci vs. Aleksandar Vukic
• Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Borna Coric
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Adam Walton
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. JJ Wolf
• Aslan Karatsev vs. Billy Harris