No 12 seed Ben Shelton advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati Masters by winning against wildcard Reilly Opelka 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Shelton, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Italian Matteo Arnaldi next.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other first-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 6.795.555, most recent results first):
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