Delray Beach Open: Michelsen breezes past Kokkinakis to reach second round
Alex Michelsen won against Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday night and will play No 3 seed Tommy Paul in the next round
Alex Michelsen competes on hard-courts in 2023 Imago / Panoramic
American Alex Michelsen reached the second round of the Delray Beach Open by defeating Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1, 6-2 at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center.
Michelsen, ranked No 75, will play No 3 seed Tommy Paul next.
Delray Beach ATP 250, other first-round results (Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center, hard, USD 661.585, most recent results first):
- Marcos Giron beat Emilio Nava (WC): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Radu Albot (Q) beat Juncheng Shang: 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Flavio Cobolli (LL) beat Taro Daniel: 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
- Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (Q) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Zachary Svajda (Q) beat Max Purcell (8): 7-5, 6-3
- Jordan Thompson beat Daniel Evans (7): 7-5, 6-0
- Rinky Hijikata beat Liam Broady: 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
- Patrick Kypson (WC) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (5): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Nuno Borges beat Gabriel Diallo (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (1)
- Matteo Arnaldi (6) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Constant Lestienne beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-4, 6-4
