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 shedding 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.
“Positively a extremely difficult match-up for me,” Shelton stated. “Dan is a man that I do know effectively, we’ve got plenty of banter within the locker room and [he is a] man whose recreation presents plenty of challenges.
“So to have the ability to come out of this primary match right here with a win after shedding the primary set is an enormous accomplishment for me.”