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British number one Cameron Norrie, who reached the Rio Open semi-finals last time out, will face Lorenzo Sonego after the Italian beat Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6 (7-1) 6-4.
World number one Novak Djokovic also had a first-round bye and will play Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic, who beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6).
Gael Monfils will face number eight seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland after the French veteran breezed past Australia’s Max Purcell 6-1 6-2.
Meanwhile, three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka suffered a 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-2 defeat by Czech Tomas Machac.