Delray Beach Open: Hijikata makes last eight

Australian Rinky Hijikata moved into the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open by edging out Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the No 6 seed, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center on Wednesday evening.

Hijikata, ranked No 84, will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the top seed, and Portuguese Nuno Borges next.

The 22-year-old Australian beat Liam Broady (6-2, 1-6, 6-1) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Delray Beach tournament, Arnaldi, ranked No 43, won against Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (4-6, 6-4, 6-3).

Delray Beach ATP 250, other second-round results (Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center, hard, USD 661.585, most recent results first):

• Radu Albot vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Zachary Svajda vs. Flavio Cobolli
• Alex Michelsen vs. Tommy Paul
• Jordan Thompson vs. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
• Taylor Fritz vs. Nuno Borges
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Marcos Giron
• Patrick Kypson (WC) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-4