Hanfmann upsets No 2-seed Tommy Paul in Houston
Yannick Hanfmann won against Tommy Paul 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Saturday evening and will play the winner of the match between American Marcos Giron, the No 7 seed, and Czech qualifier Tomas Machac in the next round
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German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann beat American Tommy Paul, the second seed, 7-6 (6), 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Saturday evening.
Hanfmann, ranked No 134, will face the winner of the match between American Marcos Giron, the No 7 seed, and Czech qualifier Tomas Machac next.
The German won against Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki (6-4, 3-6, 6-2) ahead of his victory.
Houston ATP250, other second-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):
- Marcos Giron vs. Tomas Machac: saturday
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (8) beat Max Purcell: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Cristian Garin beat Zizou Bergs (LL): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
- Frances Tiafoe (1) beat Steve Johnson (WC): 6-2, 6-4
- J.J. Wolf (5) beat Denis Kudla: 6-4, 6-1
- Gijs Brouwer beat John Isner (4): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Jason Kubler (6) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-4, 6-2
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