Houston Open: Nakashima advances to second round
Brandon Nakashima won against Duje Ajdukovic 6-1, 6-4 on Monday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Australian Rinky Hijikata and American Christopher Eubanks, the No 5 seed, in the next round

American Brandon Nakashima reached the second round of the Houston Open by beating Croat Duje Ajdukovic 6-1, 6-4 at River Oaks Country Club on Monday.
Nakashima, ranked No 92, will play the winner of the match between Australian Rinky Hijikata and American Christopher Eubanks, the No 5 seed, 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
- Patrick Kypson vs. Zizou Bergs