MEN’S TENNIS NEWS: DONALD YOUNG JR., JACK SOCK WIN IN SINGLES, STEVIE JOHNSON LOSES, DOUBLES GUYS MIRNYI AND HUEY LOSE AND ARTEM SITAK AND MARCUS DANIELL WIN!

Written by: Staff on 11th January 2016

MEN'S TENNIS NEWS: DONALD YOUNG JR., JACK SOCK WIN IN SINGLES, STEVIE JOHNSON LOSES, DOUBLES GUYS MIRNYI AND HUEY LOSE AND ARTEM SITAK AND MARCUS DANIELL WIN! |

Great to be back here in Auckland to start 2016! Let’s battle ! #yimlife #asbclassic – Photo by @donaldyoungjr via Instagram.

Jack Sock wasted no time in advancing to the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland on Monday, disposing of Victor Estrella Burgos 6-0, 6-4 in 49 minutes. Sock improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Estrella Burgos to 2-0, having eliminated the Dominican in straight sets at the 2015 US Open. Sock only lost two points on his first serve (20/22) and did not face a break point during the match.

In the second round, Sock will meet doubles partner and good friend Vasek Pospisil, who edged seventh seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6(4), 7-5. Pospisil struck 12 aces to Karlovic’s 15 and won 80 per cent of his service points. The Canadian will face Sock, with whom he won the 2014 Wimbledon doubles title, for the first time.

Other players in action included American Donald Young, who eliminated New Zealand wild card Finn Tearney 6-2, 6-3 in 66 minutes. The 25 year-old Tearney, No. 365 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, was making his ATP World Tour main draw debut.

Sock and Young’s compatriot Stevie Johnson did not have a successful outing on Monday, falling to Australian qualifier Matthew Barton 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Barton, ranked No. 299, hit 13 aces and saved five of six break points to earn his first ATP World Tour main draw victory.

Doubles Seeds Upset

The top two teams in the doubles field both suffered first-round exits. New Zealand wild cards Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak ousted top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-2, 7-6(6), while John Isner and Lukas Rosol defeated second seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.

John Isner / Rosol vs. Max Myrni/Huey #TennisDoubles #Tennis #ASBclassic #NewZealand – Photo by @daianafernandez via Instagram.

Proud of @marcusdaniellnz and Artem Sitak for taking out the number one seeds and progressing to the quarters! See you Wednesday/Thursday! #heinekenopen #asbclassic – Photo by @kareemnz via Instagram.