Houston Open: Thompson moves into second round

Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 6 seed, moved into the second round of the Houston Open by beating Chinese qualifier Yibing Wu 6-4, 6-4 at River Oaks Country Club on Wednesday night.

Thompson, ranked No 33, will play American Aleksandar Kovacevic next.

Houston ATP 250, other first-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 742.350, most recent results first):

• Marcos Giron (7) beat Denis Shapovalov (WC): 6-2, 7-5
• Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-4
• Michael Mmoh (WC) beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
• Max Purcell (8) beat Alex Michelsen: 7-5, 6-7 (4), 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