Chengdu Open

Troicki through to Chengdu second round, to face Baghdatis

CHENGDU - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the second round of the ATP tennis tournament in Chengdu, China, after beating young Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) on Wednesday following a rain delay.

The match had been interrupted on Tuesday as Troicki lead 6-3, 3-2.

The Serbian won the match after a total of 78 minutes of play.

Bulgaria's Dimitrov to Face 'Nightmare' Schwartzman in Chengdu

Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is to play against Diego Schwartzman in the third round of a tournament in Chengdu, China.

It was in a match against Schwartzman that Dimitrov was on the brink of grabbing the title of Istanbul Open this spring, but surprisingly lost 7:6, 6:7(4), 0:6.