Houston Open: Giron takes out Shapovalov in round one
Marcos Giron defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday night and will play American J.J. Wolf in the next round
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American Marcos Giron, the No 7 seed, advanced to the second round of the Houston Open by winning against Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 7-5 at River Oaks Country Club on Wednesday night.
Giron, ranked No 51, will face American J.J. Wolf next.
Houston ATP 250, other first-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 742.350, most recent results first):
- Jordan Thompson vs. Yibing Wu
- Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-4
- Michael Mmoh (WC) beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
- Max Purcell (8) beat Alex Michelsen: 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4
- James Duckworth beat Gijs Brouwer (Q): 6-3, 6-3
- Luciano Darderi beat Denis Kudla (WC): 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Benoit Paire: 7-6 (13), 6-4
- J.J. Wolf beat Alexander Ritschard (Q): 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
- Rinky Hijikata beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
- Zizou Bergs beat Patrick Kypson (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Brandon Nakashima beat Duje Ajdukovic: 6-1, 6-4
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