Houston Open: Walton moves into second round
Adam Walton won against Michael Mmoh 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday. He’ll face second seed Frances Tiafoe in the next round
Australian Adam Walton advanced to the second round of the Houston Open by defeating American wildcard Michael Mmoh 6-3, 7-6 (5) at River Oaks Country Club on Tuesday.
Walton, ranked No 85, will face second seed Frances Tiafoe next.
Houston ATP 250, other first-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 680.140, most recent results first):
- Kei Nishikori vs. Mitchell Krueger
- Rinky Hijikata vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Colton Smith vs. James Duckworth
- Ethan Quinn vs. Jordan Thompson
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Mackenzie McDonald: tuesday
- Adrian Mannarino (LL) beat Yannick Hanfmann: 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Aleksandar Kovacevic beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7): 6-3, 6-4
- Corentin Denolly (Q) beat Brandon Holt: 7-6 (7), 7-6 (8)
- Alex Michelsen (5) beat Learner Tien: 6-4, 6-2
- Jenson Brooksby (Q) beat Taro Daniel: 6-4, 6-4
- Cristian Garin (WC) beat Alexander Ritschard: 6-3, 6-4
