Humbert beats Brooksby in Basel, advances to second round

French qualifier Ugo Humbert reached the second round of the Swiss Indoors by defeating American Jenson Brooksby 6-1, 6-4 at the Halle Saint-Jacques in Basle on Wednesday.

Humbert, ranked No 103, will play the winner of the match between Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 7 seed, and Dane Holger Rune next.

Basel ATP 500, other first-round results:

• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Alex De Minaur vs. Holger Rune: wednesday
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1
• Roberto Bautista Agut (6) beat Laslo Djere (Q): 6-4, 6-1
• Stan Wawrinka beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-4, 6-4
• Dominic Stricker (WC) beat Maxime Cressy: 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Botic van de Zandschulp beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Andy Murray beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4
• Alex Molcan beat Mackenzie McDonald: 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
• Pablo Carreno Busta (5) beat Sebastian Baez: 6-2, 6-1
• Arthur Rinderknech (Q) beat Marin Čilić (4): 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Jack Draper: 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Alexander Bublik beat Aslan Karatsev (LL): 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Brandon Nakashima beat David Goffin (WC): 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4