More shadows than lights for the blues involved in the Winston-Salem tournament, on the concrete of Wake Forest University, in North Carolina.
The ATP 250 is the last appointment to refine the preparation for the US Open.
Gianluca Mager made it through the first round by beating Taipei opponent Tung-Lin Wu in two sets: 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.
Instead, Andreas Seppi's journey stopped immediately, defeated by Belarusian Ilya Ivashka with a double 6-4.
Lorenzo Musetti is also out, knocked out by the Argentine Federico Coria after fighting for three sets (6-4, 4-6, 6-4).
Marco Cecchinato was instead involved in the second round, beaten by the German Dominik Koepfer (5-7, 6-4, 6-4).
