US Clay Court Championships: Kubler makes second round, meets Elahi Galan next
Jason Kubler won against Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7), 6-0 on Monday and will face Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan in the next round
Jason Kubler celebrates after winning his third round match against Jack Sock of the U.S., Wimbledon 2022 (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
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
