DELRAY BEACH, Fla.: Tommy Paul made the most of his home-court advantage Thursday, sweeping Ji Sung Nam of South Korea 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Delray Beach Open.
Paul, who lives in Delray Beach, came into the tournament seeded fifth and ranked a career-high No. 52.
Gianluca Mager of Italy rallied past American Ryan Harrison 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Thiago Monteiro beat fellow Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 7-5.
The hard-court tournament was moved up to early January as part of a shuffling of the professional tennis tour schedules during the pandemic.
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