After three years of absence and a first day spoiled by rain, the ATP circuit has returned to Houston. For the occasion, the American players were in the spotlight… but not Jenson Brooksby. First seeded in contention on Tuesday, the 36th player in the world tripped over his compatriot Jeffrey John Wolf. The latter won in two sets (6-4, 6-4 in 1h33′) and will have Gijs Brouwer as his opponent in the round of 16. The Dutchman, from qualifying, got the better of Feliciano Lopez (6-4, 6-2 in 1h17 ‘). Sam Querrey, for his part, barely overcame Daniel Elahi Galan (7-6, 3-6, 7-6) and will face another American, Michael Mmoh, lucky loser and replacement for the seed in the next round. number 1 Casper Ruud in the chart. Steve Johnson, who beat Denis Kudla (6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in 2h02’) will also be there for the round of 16 with John Isner, seeded number 4, as his opponent. Opposed to the lucky Canadian loser Steven Diez, Jordan Thompson did not force his talent to win (6-3, 6-2 in 1h35 ‘) when his compatriot Mitchell Krueger took advantage of the abandonment of the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas ( 5-1 in 27 minutes) to join No. 3 seed Reilly Opelka.
HOUSTON (USA, ATP 250, clay, €602,126)
Defending champion: Cristian Garin (in 2019)
1st round
Mmoh (USA, LL) – Bye
Querrey (USA) bat Galan (COL) : 7-6 (0), 3-6, 7-6 (6)
McDonald (USA) – Kyrgios (AUS, WC)
Gojowczyk (ALL) – Paul (USA, n°7)
Opelka (USA, n°3) – Bye
Krueger (USA, Q) bat Varillas (PER): 5-1 abandonment
Brouwer (PBS, Q) bat Lopez (ESP) : 6-4, 6-2
Wolf (USA, WC) bat Brooksby (USA, n°8) : 6-4, 6-4
Tiafoe (USA, n ° 6) – Giron (USA)
Purcell (AUS, Q) – Caves (URU)
Johnson (USA) bat Food (USA): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Isner (USA, n°4) – Bye
Garin (CHI, n ° 5) –Sock (USA, WC)
Thompson (AUS) bat Diez (CAN, LL) : 6-3, 6-2
Harrison (USA, Q) – Tabilo (CHI)
Fritz (USA, n°2) – Bye
