US Clay Court: Machac reaches maiden ATP quarter-final

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