Alex Michelsen takes care of business before business begins to pick up in Houston

HOUSTON—After two days of main-draw play, the draws of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship look a little strange.

In singles, every first-round match has been completed—except one: Roman Burruchaga vs. Adam Walton. That will be rectified at noon tomorrow, on Court 3.

In doubles, Ben Shelton and Andres Andrade have already won twice to reach the semifinals...before the top-seeded team of Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos has even played their first match. Chalk that up to the tournament getting Shelton on the court as early as possible this week in order to avoid colliding with his singles play. We'll see how long that can last.

But for the most part, the results have been straightforward. Defending champion Jenson Brooksby is out, but all other seeds avoided opening-round exits. On Tuesday, No. 5 Brandon Nakashima defeated Martin Damm, No. 6 Tomas Martin Etcheverry ousted compatriot Federico Agustin Gomez, and No. 7 Alex Michelsen took out Coleman Wong.

WATCH: Michelsen's win over Wong

Etcheverry won the last 10 points to seal a grinding three-set win, while Michelsen was never in danger against Wong, who made a name for himself at last year's US Open. The 21-year old became the first player from Hong Kong to win a Grand Slam main-draw match—and then he won another.

Wong was unable to summon what was needed on Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-2, but he did, however, pull off one of the great service returns I've seen—a drop shot hit with so much spin that it bounced and landed back on Wong's side of the net. Return ace.

Michelsen could do nothing more than come to net and congratulate Wong, before he eventually made Wong return the favor.

👉 Click here to see full results, and today's complete order of play.

Wednesday in Houston: Where to Watch

🎾 Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Alex Bolt (not before 3 p.m. ET)
🎾 Thiago Agustin Tirante vs Mackenzie McDonald (to follow)
🎾 Ben Shelton vs. Zhizhen Zheng (not before 7 p.m. ET)
🎾 Tommy Paul vs. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (to follow)

For complete coverage information on the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, streaming on the Tennis Channel app and airing on Tennis Channel 2, click here.