Dallas Open: Gomez upsets Kecmanovic to reach the quarter-finals, his first on the ATP Tour
Emilio Gomez edged out Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday
Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dallas Open by edging out Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 4 seed, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Thursday.
Gomez, ranked No 102, will face the winner of the match between American John Isner, the No 5 seed, and German Daniel Altmaier next.
That will be his first quarter-final at the Tour level. Aged 31, he has only won three Tour matches before this Dallas Open. Emiliano Gomez is the son of 1990 Roland-Garros champion Andres Gomez.
Ahead of his victory, the Ecuadorian edged out Canadian lucky loser Gabriel Diallo (6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5)).
Dallas ATP250, other second-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 737.170, most recent results first):
- Oscar Otte vs. Marcos Giron : Thursday in Dallas
- Taylor Fritz vs. Jack Sock : Thursday in Dallas
- John Isner vs. Daniel Altmaier : Thursday in Dallas
- Jordan Thompson vs. Adrian Mannarino : Thursday in Dallas
- Yibing Wu beat Denis Shapovalov (3): 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (2) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-1, 6-3
- J.J. Wolf (6) beat Radu Albot: 6-3, 7-6 (5)