Japan Open: Coric books spot in quarter-finals

Croat Borna Coric, the No 9 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open by winning against American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-2 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Thursday.

Coric, ranked No 28, will play the winner of the match between Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 7 seed, and Japanese qualifier Rio Noguchi next.

The Croat beat Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (6-4, 7-6 (4)) ahead of his victory. Nakashima, ranked No 47, won against Japanese wildcard Shintaro Mochizuki (6-3, 6-2).

Tokyo ATP 500, other second-round matches (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.953.285, most recent results first):

• Hiroki Moriya vs. Taylor Fritz : Thursday in Tokyo
• Denis Shapovalov vs. Rio Noguchi : Thursday in Tokyo
• Nick Kyrgios (5) beat Kamil Majchrzak: 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Daniel Evans (8): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Frances Tiafoe (4) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-1, 7-6 (7)
• Pedro Martinez beat Jaume Munar: 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
• SoonWoo Kwon beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2