Atlanta Open: Davidovich Fokina beats Opelka to reach last eight
The Spaniard will meet Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 5 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Atlanta Open by defeating American Reilly Opelka 7-5, 7-5 at the Atlanta Athletic Club on Thursday.
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 43, will face Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 4 seed, next.
In the previous round of the tournament, the Spaniard won against Frenchman Arthur Cazaux (6-2, 7-6 (4)).
Opelka, ranked No 430, beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (6-3, 7-6 (5)) earlier in the week.
Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round matches (Atlanta Athletic Club, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):
- Max Purcell (8) beat David Goffin: 6-3, 6-3
- Frances Tiafoe (3) beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Jordan Thompson beat Harold Mayot (LL): 6-2, 7-5
- 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
- Ben Shelton vs. Juncheng Shang
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