Dallas Open: Duckworth advances to last eight, takes out fifth seed Eubanks

Australian James Duckworth reached the last 8 of the Dallas Open by defeating American Christopher Eubanks, the No 5 seed, 7-6 (3), 6-4 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Wednesday evening.

Duckworth, ranked No 106, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 4 seed, and Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka next.

Ahead of his victory, the Australian won against American Zachary Svajda (7-6 (3), 6-1).

Eubanks, ranked No 33, won against qualifier Steve Johnson (6-1, 6-4) in the previous round of the Dallas tournament.

Dallas ATP 250, other second-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Taro Daniel vs. Tommy Paul
• Michael Mmoh vs. Ben Shelton
• Jordan Thompson vs. Denis Kudla
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen
• Marcos Giron beat Max Purcell (6): 6-4, 6-3