Jenson Brooksby made a perfect Atlanta Open debut on Tuesday when he eliminated Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round.
"It feels really nice to be back in the States," Brooksby said. "Always after two, three weeks off of matches it feels good to get a win under your belt and I thought that was a really solid match to start and I've been training really well too, so I'm excited with the path I'm on right now."
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The American got off to a quick start to his season, reaching the final in Dallas and winning three matches each at ATP Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami. But he went 5-8 during the clay and grass seasons.
While the 21-year-old used that as a learning experience, he is happy to be back on the hard courts.
"I had a really good hard-court season last year too and we learned things through the clay and grass this year," Brooksby said. "I'm excited to be back on hard, definitely [being] back in the States and I think I can even do much better than last year."
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In an All-American clash, fifth seed Tommy Paul eased past wild card Jack Sock 6-1, 6-1. Paul broke his countryman's serve six times to set a second-round clash against frequent practice partner Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea.
Reigning Winston-Salem champion Ilya Ivashka also moved on with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win against Frenchman Quentin Halys. The 28-year-old will play top seed Reilly Opelka for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Two American college stars secured their first tour-level wins on Tuesday in Atlanta. Florida's Ben Shelton earned a 6-2, 7-5 win against Ramkumar Ramanathan, while Georgia Tech's Andres Martin was a 6-3, 6-2 winner against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Former UCLA star Mackenzie McDonald also advanced with a 6-2, 7-6(8) result to dismiss countryman Denis Kudla.
After Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the singles draw with left-knee soreness, lucky loser Adrian Mannarino took his place and defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 7-6(7) to close Tuesday's play on the Atlanta stadium court.
"It feels really nice to be back in the States," Brooksby said. "Always after two, three weeks off of matches it feels good to get a win under your belt and I thought that was a really solid match to start and I've been training really well too, so I'm excited with the path I'm on right now."
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The American got off to a quick start to his season, reaching the final in Dallas and winning three matches each at ATP Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami. But he went 5-8 during the clay and grass seasons.
While the 21-year-old used that as a learning experience, he is happy to be back on the hard courts.
"I had a really good hard-court season last year too and we learned things through the clay and grass this year," Brooksby said. "I'm excited to be back on hard, definitely [being] back in the States and I think I can even do much better than last year."
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In an All-American clash, fifth seed Tommy Paul eased past wild card Jack Sock 6-1, 6-1. Paul broke his countryman's serve six times to set a second-round clash against frequent practice partner Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea.
Reigning Winston-Salem champion Ilya Ivashka also moved on with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win against Frenchman Quentin Halys. The 28-year-old will play top seed Reilly Opelka for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Two American college stars secured their first tour-level wins on Tuesday in Atlanta. Florida's Ben Shelton earned a 6-2, 7-5 win against Ramkumar Ramanathan, while Georgia Tech's Andres Martin was a 6-3, 6-2 winner against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Former UCLA star Mackenzie McDonald also advanced with a 6-2, 7-6(8) result to dismiss countryman Denis Kudla.
After Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the singles draw with left-knee soreness, lucky loser Adrian Mannarino took his place and defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 7-6(7) to close Tuesday's play on the Atlanta stadium court.