Atlanta Open: Millman reaches second round

John Millman reached the second round of the Atlanta Open by winning against Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3 at the Atlantic Stadion on Monday night.

Millman, ranked No 81, will play American Brandon Nakashima, the No 8 seed, next.

Atlanta ATP 250, other first-round matches (Atlantic Stadion, hard, USD 792.980, most recent results first):

• Peter Gojowczyk vs. Nick Kyrgios
• Andres Martin vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Dominik Koepfer vs. James Duckworth
• Ben Shelton vs. Ramkumar Ramanathan
• Denis Kudla vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Jack Sock vs. Tommy Paul
• Jenson Brooksby vs. Benoit Paire
• Quentin Halys vs. Ilya Ivashka
• Brandon Nakashima beat Jordan Thompson: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3
• Taro Daniel (Q) beat Sebastian Korda: 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
• SoonWoo Kwon beat Marcos Giron: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5