Chengdu Open: Safiullin beats Evans in straight sets

Russian Roman Safiullin won against No 4 seed Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Chengdu Open at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Friday.

Safiullin, ranked No 55, will face Australian Jordan Thompson next.

The Russian beat American Brandon Nakashima (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

Chengdu ATP250, other second-round results (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.152.805, most recent results first):

• Philip Sekulic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Marcos Giron vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Corentin Moutet vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Alexander Zverev vs. Pavel Kotov
• Grigor Dimitrov vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
• Jordan Thompson beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-1, 7-6 (1)
• Christopher O’Connell beat Taro Daniel: 7-6 (10), 6-4