Atlanta Open: Isner books spot in quarter-finals
John Isner edged out Ben Shelton 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (3) on Friday night and will play No 6 seed Jenson Brooksby in the next round
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Second seed John Isner edged out wildcard Ben Shelton 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (3) to move into the last 8 of the Atlanta Open at the Atlantic Stadion on Friday night.
Isner, ranked No 25, will face No 6 seed Jenson Brooksby next.
Shelton, ranked No 281, beat Indian qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan (6-2, 7-5) in the previous round.
Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round matches (Atlantic Stadion, hard, USD 792.980, most recent results first):
- Alex De Minaur (3) beat James Duckworth: 6-4, 6-4
- Jenson Brooksby beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-4
- Adrian Mannarino (LL) beat Andres Martin (WC): 7-5, 6-3
- Ilya Ivashka beat Steve Johnson (LL): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (4) beat Taro Daniel (Q): 7-5, 6-4
- Brandon Nakashima (8) beat John Millman: 7-6 (8), 6-4
- Tommy Paul (5) beat SoonWoo Kwon: 6-3, 6-3
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