US Clay Court: Machac reaches maiden ATP quarter-final
Tomas Machac won against Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday evening. He’ll play German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the next round
Tennis – Davis Cup Finals – Group C – France v Czech Republic – Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria – November 25, 2021 Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac in action during his match agains France’s Richard Gasquet || 213674_0005
Czech qualifier Tomas Machac defeated American Marcos Giron, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Saturday evening.
The victory marks the 22-year-old’s first ATP quarter-final.
Machac, ranked No 138, will play German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann, who upset No 2-seeded Tommy Paul, next.
The 22-year-old Czech won against American wildcard Jack Sock (6-2, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Houston Open, Giron, ranked No 69, won against Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez (6-0, 6-2).
Houston ATP250, other second-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):
- Yannick Hanfmann beat Tommy Paul (2): 7-6 (6), 6-2
- 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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