Overview
- Sebastian Korda defeated seventh seed Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-3 in the Paribas Nordic Open first round in 2 hours 24 minutes.
- Popyrin was playing his first match since the US Open due to a back injury and was broken repeatedly after a tight opening set.
- Korda advanced to the second round in Stockholm, continuing his campaign after converting key break points in sets two and three.
- Swedish wildcard Leo Borg beat Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to earn a home win and set up a second-round meeting with Denis Shapovalov.
- At the ATP 250 in Almaty, James Duckworth won his opener against Ugo Blanchet, while Bernard Tomic fell to eighth seed Corentin Moutet.