San Diego Open: Nakashima advances to quarter-finals

No 5 seed Brandon Nakashima defeated Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the San Diego Open at the Barnes Tennis Centre on Thursday night.

Nakashima, ranked No 69, will play Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan next.

Ahead of his victory, Brandon Nakashima won against wildcard Zachary Svajda (7-5, 7-6 (5)).

Kudla, ranked No 104, beat Spanish wildcard Fernando Verdasco (6-3, 6-3).

San Diego ATP 250, other second-round matches (Barnes Tennis Centre, hard, USD 612.000, most recent results first):

• Daniel Evans (1) beat Taro Daniel: 6-4, 6-4
• Constant Lestienne beat Alejandro Tabilo (6): 6-1, 6-3
• Jenson Brooksby (2) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Christopher O’Connell beat J.J. Wolf (8): 6-3, 7-5
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Pedro Martinez (4): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
• Marcos Giron (3) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-4, 6-3
• James Duckworth (7) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)