Back in action for the first time since his second-round exit at the Australian Open, top-seeded Frances Tiafoe posted a victory Thursday in the second round of the Dallas Open.Tiafoe, who received a first-round bye, downed Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-3 in a matchup of U.S.
players.In the 78-minute match, Michelsen had a 9-1 edge in aces and compiled more winners (22-15) but made twice as many unforced errors as Tiafoe (10-5).Seventh-seeded Jordan Thompson of Australia also had a smooth day's work, beating the United States' Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1.
Eighth-seeded Dominik Koepfer of Germany ousted Australia's Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 7-6 (5), and fourth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France got a walkover when Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka due to nausea.Open 13 ProvenceThe top two seeds produced straight-set wins in the second round at Marseille, France.No.
1 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland thrashed Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko 6-1, 6-4, and No. 2 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria downed the United States' Sebastian Korda 6-1, 7-6 (5).Hurkacz rode a 13-3 advantage in aces and a 81 per cent first-serve success to his 65-minute win.