Citi Open: Cobolli edges past Davidovich Fokina to reach quarter-finals

Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 10 seed, reached the last eight of the Citi Open by edging out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 8 seed, 1-6, 7-6, 7-6 (7) at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington.

Cobolli, ranked No 48, will face the winner of the match between American Alex Michelsen, the No 15 seed, and qualifier Seong-Chan Hong next.

In the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament, the 22-year-old Italian beat Belgian David Goffin (7-6 (4), 6-3).

Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 44, edged out American qualifier Mitchell Krueger (3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4) in the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament.

Washington ATP 500, other last-16 results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):

• Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Ben Shelton
• Alex Michelsen vs. Seong-Chan Hong
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Jordan Thompson
• Sebastian Korda vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Denis Shapovalov (WC) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (12): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2