Auckland Open: Michelsen through to second round

American Alex Michelsen, the No 8 seed, reached the second round of the Auckland Open by winning against Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-2 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Monday.

Michelsen, ranked No 41, will play the winner of the match between Canadian wildcard Gabriel Diallo and Italian Lorenzo Sonego next.

Auckland ATP 250, other first-round results (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

• Alexandre Muller vs. Jakub Mensik
• Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Gael Monfils
• Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Francisco Comesana
• Cameron Norrie vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta
• Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Gabriel Diallo vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Luca Nardi vs. Flavio Cobolli
• Mariano Navone vs. Adrian Mannarino
• Zizou Bergs (Q) beat Isaac Becroft (WC): 6-3, 7-5
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Daniel Altmaier (LL): 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• Nuno Borges (7) beat Luciano Darderi: 5-7, 6-3, 7-5

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