British quantity three Jack Draper raced into the second spherical of the Mexican Open with a straight-set win over American seventh seed Tommy Paul.
Draper held serve all through and transformed 4 of his 5 break-point alternatives to win 6-0 6-4 in a single hour and 26 minutes in Acapulco.
He’ll subsequent face Japanese fortunate loser Yoshihito Nishioka.
Draper’s compatriot Dan Evans went out after dropping 2-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to American Ben Shelton.
Evans served for the match within the third set after surviving three match factors however Shelton, the world quantity 17, got here again at him.
“Undoubtedly a extremely difficult match-up for me,” Shelton stated. “Dan is a man that I do know properly, we have now a whole lot of banter within the locker room and [he is a] man whose recreation presents a whole lot of challenges.
“So to have the ability to come out of this primary match right here with a win after dropping the primary set is an enormous accomplishment for me.”
