US Clay Court Championships: Kubler makes second round, meets Elahi Galan next

Australian Jason Kubler, the No 6 seed, advanced to the second round of the US Clay Court Championships by winning against Spanish wildcard Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7), 6-0 at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Monday.

Kubler, ranked No 71, will face Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan next.

Houston ATP250, other first-round matches (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642,735)

• Gijs Brouwer beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 6-4, 6-4
• Denis Kudla beat Aleksandar Vukic (Q): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-2, 6-3
• Max Purcell vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Tomas Machac vs. Jack Sock
• Marcos Giron vs. Emilio Gomez
• Hugo Dellien vs. Cristian Garin
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Yosuke Watanuki
• Jordan Thompson vs. J.J. Wolf
• Steve Johnson vs. Facundo Bagnis