US Clay Court Championships: Second-time-Dad-to-be Johnson sets up Tiafoe showdown
Steve Johnson beat Facundo Bagnis 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-1 on Monday. He’ll play top seed Frances Tiafoe in the next round
Steve Johnson, Cincinnati 2018
American wildcard Steve Johnson defeated Argentinian Facundo Bagnis 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-1 to move into the second round of the US Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Monday.
Johnson, ranked No 152, will face top seed and fellow American Frances Tiafoe next.
After the win, Johnson also revealed that he and his wife are expecting their second child later this year.
Houston ATP250, other first-round matches (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642,735)
- Jason Kubler (6) beat Fernando Verdasco (WC): 7-6 (7), 6-0
- Gijs Brouwer beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 6-4, 6-4
- Denis Kudla beat Aleksandar Vukic (Q): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-2, 6-3
- Max Purcell vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Tomas Machac vs. Jack Sock
- Marcos Giron vs. Emilio Gomez
- Hugo Dellien vs. Cristian Garin
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Yosuke Watanuki
- Jordan Thompson vs. J.J. Wolf
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