Juan Monaco and Diego Schwartzman safely through in Chengdu Open

ByPA Sport

Published 26/09/2016 at 13:49 GMT

Argentinian pair Juan Monaco and Diego Schwartzman were early winners in the Chengdu Open in China.

Argentina's Juan Monaco was in action in the Chengdu Open in China

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Monaco, who was beaten by Andy Murray at the Rio Olympics, dropped just three games in dispatching Hiroki Moriya 6-1 6-2 while Schwartzman edged out Rajeev Ram 6-4 7-5.

Italian Fabio Fognini advanced into the second round of the Shenzhen Open with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Dudi Sela while Mischa Zverev, whose brother Alex just won his first ATP Tour title in St Petersburg, gave the family more reason to celebrate with a 6-2 6-3 win against Zhe Li.

The remainder of the first-round action in both competitions kicks into action on Tuesday.

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