Hangzhou Open: Nakashima saves match points to reach quarters
The American will face Australian Rinky Hijikata in the next round
Brandon Nakashima Montreal 2024 (Zuma/Panoramic)
American Brandon Nakashima, the No 4 seed, defeated qualifier Coleman Wong 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4), 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hangzhou Open on Friday.
Nakashima, ranked No 39, will face Australian Rinky Hijikata next at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.
The American improved to 11-4 since August, including a fourth round appearance at the recent US Open.
In the previous round of the tournament, Wong, ranked No 141, benefited from the retirement of Chinese wildcard Yibing Wu (6-3).
Hangzhou ATP 250, other second-round matches (Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, hard, USD 1,000,630):
- Mikhail Kukushkin beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Mattia Bellucci
- Holger Rune vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama
- Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Mitchell Krueger
- Marin Cilic vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Yunchaokete Bu vs. Karen Khachanov
- Rinky Hijikata vs. Fabian Marozsan
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