Dallas Open: Duckworth books spot in second round

Australian James Duckworth advanced to the second round of the Dallas Open by beating American Zachary Svajda 7-6 (3), 6-1 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Tuesday evening.

Duckworth, ranked No 106, will face the winner of the match between Steve Johnson and No 5 seed Christopher Eubanks next.

Dallas ATP 250, other first-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Dominik Koepfer vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jordan Thompson vs. Adam Neff
• Ethan Quinn vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Denis Kudla vs. Radu Albot
• Pedro Martinez vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Emilio Nava vs. Michael Mmoh
• Steve Johnson vs. Christopher Eubanks
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Marcos Giron
• Tennys Sandgren vs. Alex Michelsen: tuesday
• Max Purcell (6) beat Mitchell Krueger (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Taro Daniel beat Constant Lestienne: 4-6, 6-4, 5-0 ret.