Ronnie O’Sullivan won the English Open title in 2017
Six-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan hit 461 unanswered points as he recovered from a “nervous” start to reach the English Open last 32.
O’Sullivan, 45, lost the first frame but then hit three consecutive centuries to beat Michael Georgiou 4-1.
In Wednesday’s night session, defending champion Judd Trump won 4-1 against England’s Steven Hallworth.
World number four Neil Robertson also progressed with a 4-2 win over Thailand’s Sunny Akani.
However, world number 16 Anthony McGill was stunned in a 4-0 defeat by Scottish amateur Ross Muir.
O’Sullivan said he was not mentally ready at the start of his day-session match in Milton Keynes, after a quick finish to the preceding match between Shaun Murphy and Joe O’Connor meant he had to dash to face Georgiou.
After making plenty of mistakes in the opening frame, O’Sullivan soon found his…
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