Houston Open: Bergs reaches second round, plays top seed Shelton next

Belgian Zizou Bergs advanced to the second round of the Houston Open by defeating American qualifier Patrick Kypson 7-6 (5), 6-3 at River Oaks Country Club on Monday evening.

Bergs, ranked No 111, will face top seed Ben Shelton next.

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

• Alexander Ritschard vs. J.J. Wolf
• Luciano Darderi vs. Denis Kudla
• Marcos Giron vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Gijs Brouwer vs. James Duckworth
• Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jordan Thompson vs. Yibing Wu
• Alex Michelsen vs. Max Purcell
• Michael Mmoh vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Benoit Paire
• Rinky Hijikata vs. Christopher Eubanks
• Brandon Nakashima beat Duje Ajdukovic: 6-1, 6-4