ATP - Moscow 1R continued

First round continued in Moscow.

2021 VTB Kremlin Cup - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Moscow, Russia, 18-24 October 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19.

Defending champion (2019):

Andrey Rublev (6) who defeated Adrian Mannarino (7) 6-4 6-0

Seventh seed Ilya Ivashka withdrew after the main draw was published due to fatigue, and was replaced by lucky loser Ricardas Berankis.

First round results:

- Adrian Mannarino defeated wildcard Roman Safiullin 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4

- Lucky loser Ricardas Berankis defeated wildcard Evgeny Donskoy 6-1 6-3

- Pedro Martinez defeated Guido Pella 6-2 (retired)

- Tommy Paul defeated Mikael Ymer 7-6(7) 7-5

- Qualifier Illya Marchenko defeated Alexander Bublik (5) 6-4 6-3

- Gilles Simon defeated Laslo Djere (8) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3

- Qualifier Egor Gerasimov defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 1-6 6-4