Overview
- Sebastian Korda returned from a two-and-a-half-month right shin stress fracture and beat Vit Kopriva 6-3, 6-4, with the 11th seed to face seventh seed Nuno Borges or Kamil Majchrzak next.
- Pablo Carreno Busta, the 2016 champion, dismissed Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 6-3 in 58 minutes to reach round two and set up a meeting with 10th seed Sebastian Baez.
- Qualifier Darwin Blanch, 17, earned his first tour-level victory by defeating Borna Coric 6-4, 7-6(5).
- Kamil Majchrzak upset Nicolas Jarry 7-6(6), 6-4 to book a second-round clash with Nuno Borges, while Botic van de Zandschulp and Hamad Medjedovic also advanced.
- Tsitsipas is set to open his Winston-Salem debut against Bu Yunchaokete as he tunes up for the U.S. Open.