Canada’s Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov win first-round matches at Japan Open

TOKYO — Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov posted first-round victories Monday at the Japan Open.

The sixth-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over Adrian Mannarino of France while Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., topped seventh-seeded South Korean Chung Hyeon 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Mannarino was the runner-up last year, losing the final to David Goffin.

Two-time champion Kei Nishikori also advanced to the second round. The third seed beat Japanese wild-card entry Yuichi Sugita 6-4, 6-1.