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Opelka ousts 2018 semifinalist Mannarino at New York Open

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Reilly Opelka ousted No. 5 seed and 2018 semifinalist Adrian Mannarino of France 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a first-round match Tuesday at the New York Open.

Opelka upset fellow American John Isner in January at the Australian Open. Isner is the No. 1 seed this week in the indoor tournament on Long Island and plays his opening match Wednesday.

No. 6 seed Sam Querrey, who beat Mannarino in last year's semis before losing to Kevin Anderson, beat Lloyd Harris of South Africa 7-6 (2), 6-2. Brayden Schnur eased past fellow Canadian Jack Mingjie Lin, a Columbia student who earned a wild card into the tournament, 6-1, 6-3.

In other first-round matches at the Nassau Coliseum, American Ryan Harrison swept Canada's Peter Polansky 6-3, 6-4; Christopher Eubanks of the U.S. beat Adrian Menendez-Maceiras of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (4); Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain ousted Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (6), 6-3; and Jason Jung of Taiwan beat India's Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

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