Agency :
Jenson Brooksby held off three straight match points during the third-set tiebreaker while recovering for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Alejandro Tabilo of Chile in the second round of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Wednesday.
The American had his back against the wall when trailing 6-3 in the tiebreak. After saving the match points, he scored the following two points to win the match.
Brooksby had a 32-23 edge in winners and committed 33 unforced errors to Tabilo’s 52. Also, Colton Smith defeated Ethan Quinn 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of Americans.
Two other matches were on the Wednesday schedule, including one featuring top-seeded Tommy Paul.
Third-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy hit 33 winners while registering a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet to advance to the quarter-finals in Romania.
Cobolli overcame six double faults and 45 unforced errors to win the match. Gasquet had just 12 winners against 33 unforced errors.
Cobolli next faces Austria’s Filip Misolic, who rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over eighth-seeded Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina. Francisco Comesana also advanced with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut while the match between top-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina and Gabriel Diallo of Canada was halted by rain after both players won a set.
Third-seeded Alexandre Muller of France rallied for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 victory over Hugo Dellien of Bolivia in the second round at Marrakech, Morocco.
