Houston Open: Purcell moves into second round
Max Purcell edged out Alex Michelsen 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Tuesday evening and will play American wildcard Michael Mmoh in the next round
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Australian Max Purcell, the No 8 seed, edged out American Alex Michelsen 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Houston Open at River Oaks Country Club on Tuesday evening.
Purcell, ranked No 79, will face American wildcard Michael Mmoh next.
Houston ATP 250, other first-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 742.350, most recent results first):
- Jordan Thompson vs. Yibing Wu
- Marcos Giron vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
- Michael Mmoh beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
- James Duckworth beat Gijs Brouwer (Q): 6-3, 6-3
- Luciano Darderi beat Denis Kudla (WC): 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Benoit Paire: 7-6 (13), 6-4
- J.J. Wolf beat Alexander Ritschard (Q): 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
- Rinky Hijikata beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
- Zizou Bergs beat Patrick Kypson (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Brandon Nakashima beat Duje Ajdukovic: 6-1, 6-4
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