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Juan Martin del Potro looks ahead to his second-round match-up against Grigor Dimitrov at the China Open in Beijing. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Richard Gasquet, the 2007 Tokyo finalist, reflects on beating sixth seed and Nitto ATP Finals hopeful Sam Querrey on Tuesday in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Grigor Dimitrov opened his campaign on Tuesday at the China Open with a battling 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur, the recent St. Petersburg Open titlist, in one hour and 54 minutes. Dimitrov, who is currently No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, added 35 points with the first-round win as he continued his bid to qualify for the first time to the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November this year. Dimitrov will next look to overcome Argentinean wild card Juan Martin del Potro, who is making his tournament debut. Del Potro knocked out Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 7-6(4), 6-4 in their first meeting since 2011...

Shenzhen titlist David Goffin talks about returning to the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017, where he reached the final last year. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Milos Raonic made a winning return to the ATP World Tour on Tuesday after a seven-week absence. The Canadian settled quickly on Centre Court at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he is a three-time finalist (2012-14), to triumph 6-3, 6-4 and extend his FedEx ATP Head2Head lead to 6-1 over Viktor Troicki of Serbia. Third seed Raonic struck 16 aces, breaking serve in the sixth game of the first set and third game of the second set in a 72-minute encounter. “It was a good match for me in a lot of ways, disciplined and competed well – considering the circumstances,” said Raonic. “I couldn’t hit over a backhand, but I made the most of it.” Raonic, who...