Chengdu Open: Kachmazov beats Daniel to reach first ATP Tour quarter-final
The Russian will face the winner of the match between Chilean Nicolas Jarry, the No 3 seed, and Slovak Lukas Klein in the last eight
Alibek Kachmazov, Chennai 2023
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Russian qualifier Alibek Kachmazov reached the last eight of the Chengdu Open by defeating Japanese Taro Daniel 7-6 (1), 6-1 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Friday.
Kachmazov, ranked No 252, will face the winner of the match between Chilean Nicolas Jarry, the No 3 seed, and Slovak Lukas Klein next.
In the previous round of the tournament, the 22-year-old Russian won against American Aleksandar Kovacevic (6-4, 7-6 (7)) for his first ATP Tour main draw win.
Daniel, ranked No 90, beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed (6-4, 7-5) earlier in the week.
Chengdu ATP 250, other second-round matches (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1,171,655):
- Federico Agustin Gomez vs. Alexander Bublik
- Roman Safiullin vs. Juncheng Shang
- Yi Zhou vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Nicolas Jarry vs. Lukas Klein
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Yannick Hanfmann
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