Atlanta Open: Thompson reaches quarter-finals

Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 4 seed, defeated French lucky loser Harold Mayot 6-2, 7-5 to reach the last eight of the Atlanta Open at the Atlanta Athletic Club on Thursday evening.

Thompson, ranked No 41, will play the winner of the match between American Reilly Opelka and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 5 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Atlanta Open, Mayot, ranked No 122, won against Croat Borna Coric (7-6 (9), 6-3).

Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round results (Atlanta Athletic Club, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Ben Shelton vs. Juncheng Shang
• David Goffin vs. Max Purcell
• Reilly Opelka vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Aslan Karatsev vs. Frances Tiafoe: thursday
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-4
• Mattia Bellucci (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino (2): 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Adam Walton (LL): 7-6 (4), 6-3