Brisbane Open: Michelsen reaches second round

American Alex Michelsen advanced to the second round of the Brisbane Open by edging out Australian Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (10) at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Monday night.

Michelsen, ranked No 41, will face Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 8 seed, next.

Brisbane ATP 250, other first-round results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

• Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Gael Monfils
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Nick Kyrgios
• Arthur Cazaux vs. Sebastian Korda
• Jakub Mensik vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Adam Walton
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin
• Federico Agustin Gomez vs. Reilly Opelka
• Jiri Lehecka beat Holger Rune (3): 7-5, 6-3
• Grigor Dimitrov (2) beat Yannick Hanfmann (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Nicolas Jarry beat Mariano Navone: 7-5, 7-6 (7)
• Jordan Thompson beat Matteo Berrettini: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-3, 6-4
• Benjamin Bonzi (Q) beat Alejandro Tabilo (6): 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Aleksandar Vukic (WC) beat David Goffin: 6-2, 6-3