Dallas Open: Michelsen into second round, sets up clash with top seed Tiafoe

Alex Michelsen reached the second round of the Dallas Open by winning against Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Tuesday evening.

Michelsen, ranked No 75, will play top seed Frances Tiafoe 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: tuesday
• James Duckworth beat Zachary Svajda: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• 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.