Atlanta Open: Reigning NCAA singles champion Ben Shelton, ranked 281, reaches second round against Isner

American wildcard Ben Shelton advanced to the second round of the Atlanta Open by winning against Indian qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-2, 7-5 at the Atlantic Stadion on Tuesday evening. Ben Shelton, ranked 281 at the ATP, is the reigning NCAA singles champion. It is his first win on the ATP Tour. His next opponent will be John Isner.

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

• Peter Gojowczyk vs. Nick Kyrgios : Tuesday
• Andres Martin vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis : Tuesday
• Dominik Koepfer vs. James Duckworth : Tuesday
• Mackenzie McDonald beat Denis Kudla: 6-2, 7-6 (8)
• Tommy Paul (5) beat Jack Sock (WC): 6-1, 6-1
• Jenson Brooksby (6) beat Benoit Paire: 6-3, 6-1
• Ilya Ivashka beat Quentin Halys: 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
• John Millman beat Alexei Popyrin: 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3
• Brandon Nakashima (8) 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