Second-seeded Ben Shelton survived a stiff test from qualifier Martin Damm on Tuesday, winning an all-U.S. matchup 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
Shelton broke serve to end his first match since he took a marathon five-set loss against Finland’s Otto Virtanen in the opening round at Wimbledon.
The other seeded U.S. player in action on Tuesday lost, as France’s Adrian Mannarino downed fifth-seeded Learner Tien 7-5, 6-4.
Seventh-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic emerged with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over U.S. qualifier Trevor Svajda. Spain’s Rafael Jodar toppled eighth-seeded Arthur Fils of France 7-6 (5), 6-3.
The other Tuesday winners were Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak, France’s Ugo Humbert, Australian qualifier Cruz Hewitt and the U.S. duo of Alex Michelsen and Brandon Nakashima.
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Jenson Brooksby converted only four of his 17 break points, but that was enough for him to beat sixth-seeded Corentin Moutet of France 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at Los Cabos, Mexico.
Moutet served six double faults and had no aces. He won just 54% of his service points overall.
Eighth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada overtook Australia’s Rinky Hijikata 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Australia’s Edward Winter, a lucky loser from qualifying who is ranked 391st in the world, eased to a 6-1, 6-4 win over 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame, who is ranked 213th. Also advancing were France’s Arthur Gea, Australia’s James Duckworth and Mexico’s Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez.
In late-night action, Michael Zheng downed seventh-seeded Martin Landaluce of Spain 6-4, 6-3, while the Czech Republic’s Dalibor Svrcina faced Australia’s Adam Walton.
–Field Level Media
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