Draper advances

#NextGenATP American Alex Michelsen earned his first clay-court ATP Tour win on Monday at the BMW Open, where he moved past German wild card Max Hans Rehberg 7-6(2), 6-3 in wet Munich conditions.

The 19-year-old, who was competing in just his second tour-level match on the surface, saved two set points on serve at 4-5 in the first set, before he earned the decisive break of the second set in the eighth game to advance after one hour and 43 minutes.

With his ninth tour-level win of the season, Michelsen has improved to 8-1 against players ranked outside the Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings this year. The World No. 70 will next meet seventh seed Dominik Koepfer or Chilean Cristian Garin.

After rain delayed the start of Day 1 action in Munich, Jack Draper eventually took to court and booked his spot in the second round at the ATP 250.

The British lefty sunk Czech Vit Kopriva 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to record his 50th tour-level win. The 22-year-old, who is the sixth seed in Munich, is chasing his maiden ATP Tour title this week. Draper will play Italian qualifier Francesco Passaro or German wild card Rudolf Molleker in the second round.