In the first round match of the tournament in Beijing, Daniil Medvedev defeated American representative Tommy Paul and advanced to the next round of the competition.
The match lasted one hour and 20 minutes and ended with a score of 6-2, 6-1 in favor of the Russian, who will now play with the Australian Alex de Minoir.
During the match, Medvedev also received a warning after calling the referee blind.
It was previously known that Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Veronika Kudermetova will meet in the semifinals of the Tokyo tournament.
